Almost 50 years after it was first created, the Japanese candy brand Hi-Chew just introduced a new mascot—and it’s just as chewy-looking and lovable as the real, sweet-tooth-curing thing. The new ...

Hi-Chew, the chewy candy that hails from Japan and has found a following in the U.S. with Gen Z and millennial consumers, introduced a mascot named Chewbie as part of a larger marketing push, ...

The Japanese candy brand, which is celebrating 50 years in business, entered the U.S. market in 2008 and found success with ...