Source: Lauren K. Ohnesorge, TRIAD BUSINESS JOURNAL, 8/30/16

Global consumer brand parent Mars Inc. plans to invest more than $20 million into an eastern North Carolina plant it inherited through its buy of Procter & Gamble’s pet food business. While Mars may be most famous for candy – chocolate brands such as M&Ms – it’s also the parent behind several pet-focused brands, such as Pedigree and Whiskas.

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