Nissin Foods USA announced a $228 million plant in Greenville County, South Carolina, its third U.S. factory after California and Pennsylvania. Construction was set to begin in December 2023, with production planned from August 2025 and about 300 jobs. The site Nissin bought an existing 640,640-square-foot building on Bracken Road in Piedmont. The plant was set to make Top Ramen, Cup Noodles and Hot & Spicy Fire Wok, and to run with solar panels, EV chargers and electric forklifts. Nissin's US plants Nissin's other US plants are in Gardena, California, opened in 1972, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, opened in 1978. The company said the new plant would add premium products such as Cup Noodles Stir Fry and work with the two older plants to improve production and delivery. Chief executive Michael Price called it a critical turning point for Nissin Foods USA.
