Mars Chocolate increases Topeka, Kansas, facility

摘要

Mars Chocolate North America will break ground on a 90,000-square-foot facility at its Topeka, Kansas, site. The company is investing $100 million for this addition. The company is committed to continuing to make its products in the U.S. More than 95 percent of Mars Chocolate products sold in the U.S. are also made locally. Mars has more than 3,500 associates located in its nine domestic sites. Mars' expansion in Topeka follows the grand opening of the facility in 2014, the first new Mars Chocolate North America site built in the last 35 years. The facility is LEED Gold certified and meets Mars' sustainability standards.