WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SMArtX Advisory Solutions, a leader in enterprise managed account technology, today announced a strategic partnership with AdvizorStack, a technology and operational services platform for independent RIAs. Through the partnership, SMArtX will power AdvizorStack's platform with its Manager Marketplace, proposal generation, trading, and billing technology — embedded directly within AdvizorStack's advisor environment.

AdvizorStack provides technology and operational support to help independent RIAs launch, transition, and scale, pairing hands-on consulting with a curated technology stack and partnerships with custodians including Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Raymond James. Through this integration, AdvizorStack's network of independent RIAs will have direct, native access to SMArtX's Manager Marketplace, proposal generation, and trading and billing capabilities, all delivered within AdvizorStack's own advisor environment rather than a separate, third-party system.

"Partnering with AdvizorStack gives us a direct path into a fast-growing segment of independent RIAs who need institutional-grade portfolio technology without the overhead of building it themselves," said Chris Ollendike, Chief Growth Officer at SMArtX Advisory Solutions. "This partnership lets us meet advisors exactly where they are in their transition to independence, while enabling them with the award winning modern UMA & SMA capabilities sought after by the largest firms in the industry."

Key Benefits for AdvizorStack Advisors

- Manager Marketplace Access – AdvizorStack advisors gain direct access to SMArtX's Manager Marketplace, offering a broad range of investment strategies from leading asset managers.

- Integrated Proposal Generation – SMArtX's proposal generation tools let advisors build and present investment proposals natively within the AdvizorStack platform.

- Unified Trading & Billing – SMArtX's trading and billing technology automates portfolio execution and fee calculations within a single, unified environment.

"The partnership with SMArtX allows us to integrate with a forward thinking platform that is right in line with our vision and allows us to have access to leading institutional money managers," said Paul DeMaio, CIMA, CEO / Managing Partner of AdvizorStack.

The partnership reflects both companies' shared commitment to giving independent RIAs institutional-grade tools without the complexity of managing multiple vendors.

About SMArtX Advisory Solutions

SMArtX Advisory Solutions delivers award-winning UMA technology through an API-first, cloud-native platform with modular, microservices architecture. Serving RIAs, asset managers, custodians, and FinTech firms, SMArtX automates trading, billing, and investment distribution. Available as standalone or integrated solutions, our scalable technology optimizes operations, drives growth, and modernizes managed accounts infrastructure.

About AdvizorStack

AdvizorStack gives independent registered investment advisory firms the technology and operational support to launch, scale, and compete with confidence. Combining integrated technology, transition management, and ongoing service, the company helps advisors build connected businesses while preserving their independence.

From CRM and portfolio management to financial planning and client portals, AdvizorStack coordinates the systems, data, and workflows that power an advisory firm. Its team manages implementation, migration, training, and vendor coordination, then remains engaged to support adoption and evolving business needs.

Through relationships with custodians including Schwab and Fidelity and a growing network of technology providers, AdvizorStack helps firms translate technology investments into practical business capabilities.

The result is a compelling advantage: sophisticated infrastructure, coordinated execution, and a dedicated team helping advisors spend less time managing technology and more time serving clients and growing their businesses.

AdvizorStack brings the technology together and helps advisors put it to work.

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Mainspring Energy Signs Landmark 1.6 GW Agreement with AEP for Reliable, Affordable Power Capacity

Agreement accelerates adoption of Mainspring's Linear Generators at grid scale in the rapidly growing market for onsite power generation

MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mainspring Energy, Inc. has signed a landmark sales agreement with American Electric Power (AEP), one of North America's largest electric utilities, to provide up to 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of Mainspring Linear Generators through 2034. As part of the agreement, AEP purchased its first tranche of the Mainspring products, at 190 megawatts (MW), for delivery beginning in 2027.

The agreement represents the largest procurement of linear generators to date, a key milestone for Mainspring as it extends operations beyond the commercial, industrial and data center markets into the investor-owned electric utility sector at gigawatt scale.

Mainspring Linear Generators deliver a unique combination of high reliability, dispatchability, efficiency, and low emissions. The products provide utilities with a rapidly deployable asset that helps maintain grid capacity, stability, and affordability for customers while supporting increased power demands from AI data centers, manufacturing, and electrification.

"We continue to pursue new, innovative solutions to help meet the rapid growth in energy demand, support economic growth and deliver long-term value for our customers," said Bill Fehrman, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Mainspring's linear generators can provide additional capacity quickly and efficiently, allowing us to better support growing energy needs."

"American Electric Power is demonstrating strategic leadership in navigating speed-to-power requirements," said Tom Linebarger, CEO of Mainspring Energy. "This agreement highlights the high value that linear generators bring to AEP and its customers—delivering affordable, reliable, and dispatchable power that works."

Mainspring Energy manufactures and delivers fuel-flexible, low-emissions local power solutions that rapidly add new capacity and deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power. The company began commercial shipments of its Mainspring Linear Generators in 2020 and today has hundreds of megawatts in advanced development and field operations for leading Fortune 500 companies, data centers, and utilities. Learn more at mainspringenergy.com.

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Suvoda makes Sofia AI assistant available for clinical trials to drive faster answers and action

Key Takeaways

- Clinical trials require guard railed AI that's purpose built for the regulated industry that has high human stakes and required audit trails.

- Sofia helps make complex, fast-moving trial data more accessible to study teams who manage large volumes of time-sensitive work.

- Study teams can get faster answers and take confident action. Sofia goes beyond information retrieval and can execute authorized system actions on behalf of busy users while maintaining the permissions and audit trails required in clinical trials.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Suvoda, a global clinical trial technology company, today announced that Sofia, its AI assistant on the Suvoda Platform, is ready for all new clinical trials using Suvoda RTSM/IRT or Suvoda eCOA. Sofia gives sponsors, CROs, and sites faster access to trial data and the ability to act on it—through AI built for regulated clinical research.

"Sofia handles the routine operational work so that sponsors, CROs, and sites can focus on the decisions that require their judgment," said E.K. Koh, Chief Product Officer, Suvoda. "We built it with the rigor clinical trials demand because in this environment there is no room for a wrong answer."

Clinical trial teams manage high volumes of time-sensitive work. They track drug inventory, review shipment details, monitor patient visit schedules, and manage questionnaire compliance across global sites. Checking those data streams can pull attention away from patients and judgment-intensive decisions. Sofia is designed to change that equation. The goal is to make complex, fast-moving trial data more accessible so teams can focus their attention where human expertise matters most.

Sofia launched first with early adopter companies that helped shape it before today's expansion to all new Suvoda RTSM/IRT and eCOA trials.

"As an early adopter, we were impressed by how quickly our teams incorporated Sofia into their daily workflow," said Dawn Sorenson, Director, IRT Center of Excellence, Daiichi Sankyo. "The platform's ability to summarize documentation and answer operational questions makes information more accessible and reduces the time spent navigating systems or pulling reports. Tasks that once required multiple steps can now be addressed through a simple conversation, creating meaningful efficiency gains across study operations."

Built differently than general-purpose AI

Some AI tools apply a large language model to a problem and hope the output is accurate. Sofia is built differently. Conversational AI maps each question's intent to Suvoda's validated knowledge space, where subject matter experts have translated expert guidance into validated skills. Those skills execute against live study data within a governed framework that protects the study blind and creates the audit trail clinical trials require. Today, Sofia supports more than 40 topics and is expanding continuously.

From information to action

Sofia does not stop with just answering questions. For authorized users, Sofia can execute system actions on their behalf in a single conversation. Before acting, Sofia summarizes what it will do and asks for confirmation. Every action is attributed to the requesting user, governed by existing roles and permissions, and captured in a full audit trail.

Sofia recently received the PM360 Innovation Award in the Artificial Intelligence category, reflecting the pragmatic yet innovative approach Suvoda took to create Sofia. Early adopters were instrumental to creating a system that really works for what study teams need.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does Sofia handle data privacy and security?

A: Sofia operates with a zero-data retention policy, never uses customer data to train public models, and scopes every user's access to exactly what they are already authorized to see within the Suvoda Platform.

Q: How is Sofia different from a general chatbot?

A: Sofia is a purpose-built, deterministic AI assistant that executes Suvoda-authored expert instructions against live clinical trial data within a governed framework, and it can also take authorized system actions on a user's behalf after obtaining confirmation from the user.

Q: What languages does Sofia support?

A: Sofia responds in the language of the question, supporting global sponsor, CRO, and site teams operating across time zones and regions.

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Aatmunn Secures Up to $8 Million Growth Investment from Memento Growth Partners to Scale SPANR

Funding accelerates sales, marketing and R&D for SPANR, the intelligence layer for industrial operations

LIVONIA, Mich., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aatmunn, the industrial intelligence company behind the SPANR platform, today announced a growth investment of up to $8 million from Santa Monica-based Memento Growth Partners (MGP), with participation from existing investors. The funding will expand Aatmunn's sales and marketing organization and accelerate SPANR R&D, including AI integration.

SPANR is a unified data layer for the industrial frontline. It connects devices from different manufacturers, normalizes their data and applies AI-powered insight so teams can act in real time across use cases such as worker safety, gas detection, asset tracking and inspections, with more added quickly. SOC 2 Type II audited, SPANR is used by more than 300 enterprises across the United States, Canada and Europe and trusted by safety teams protecting more than 80,000 workers.

"Industrial companies are sitting on more data than ever, spread across devices, systems and sites that were never designed to talk to each other," said Praveer Kumar, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aatmunn. "SPANR turns that fragmentation into one live picture of people, assets and risk, and then helps teams decide and act. MGP understands that this layer is mission-critical, and their partnership gives us the fuel to put SPANR in front of far more of the world's frontline operations."

"Legacy industrial environments are where AI can deliver some of its most tangible value, and also where it is hardest to deploy," said Kareem El Sawy, Founder & Managing Partner at Memento Growth Partners. "Aatmunn has done the difficult work: a decade of field experience, multi-OEM device integrations, an audit-grade system of record and a growing base of blue-chip customers. We see SPANR as the intelligence layer industrial enterprises will standardize on, and we are proud to back the team as it scales."

Aatmunn's customers include Fortune 500 leaders in energy, aerospace, logistics, construction and advanced manufacturing. Its partnership with a global supply chain leader, where SPANR powers the partner's Connected Safety business, is now expanding into equipment rental.

For OEMs, SPANR is a white-label platform: one industrial hardware OEM recently launched two product lines on SPANR, compressing a three-year software roadmap into five and a half months. Its fixed-scope Audit-in-a-Box and Inspection-in-a-Box programs put SPANR live on a customer's own operations within weeks.

About Aatmunn

Aatmunn's mission is to improve the lives of more than two billion frontline workers. Founded in 2014 as Guardhat, Aatmunn unifies industrial data through its SPANR platform, applying AI to protect workers, optimize workplaces and improve asset performance. Learn more at www.aatmunn.com.

About Memento Growth Partners

Memento focuses exclusively on software growth equity for blooming, VC-backed companies "making the turn". We provide growth capital to companies that deliver mission-critical, verticalized, and mature enterprise products with AI capabilities. Visit www.mementogp.com to learn more.

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Each keeps its name on the door. All four share one purpose and one standard of care.

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Highbar Physical Therapy has introduced Joint Ventures Physical Therapy (Greater Boston), Peak Physical Therapy (Greater South Shore), and Physical Therapy U (Southeastern Massachusetts and South Coast) as Highbar Practices. With Highbar Physical Therapy in Rhode Island and Southeastern and Central Massachusetts, they serve patients at 57 locations.

Peak joined Highbar in 2024, and Joint Ventures Physical Therapy and Physical Therapy U followed in 2025. Highbar affiliates only with practices that share its culture, and it integrated each one people first, not brand first.

That is why the sign on the door stays. Each practice keeps its name, its colors, and the trust it has earned locally. Behind the sign, the purpose, mission, vision and standard of care are the same in every location.

"Integration has always been about people, not logos," said Michelle Collie, PT, DPT, MS, CEO of Highbar Physical Therapy. "These practices earned their names in their communities, and those names stay. What every clinician gains is a teaching practice that invests in their growth."

Clinicians at Peak, JVPT, and Physical Therapy U share access to mentorship, continuing education, residency programs, and a path from clinician to faculty or clinic director to regional leader across the Highbar Practices.

Highbar is hiring across all four practices at highbarhealth.com/careers.

Frequently asked questions

Are Joint Ventures Physical Therapy, Peak Physical Therapy, and Physical Therapy U part of Highbar? Yes. Each is a Highbar Practice, affiliated with Highbar Physical Therapy and sharing its purpose, mission, vision and standard of care.

Did this clinic change ownership? Yes. Peak joined Highbar in 2024, and Joint Ventures Physical Therapy and Physical Therapy U in 2025. The name on the door and the brand colors stay the same.

About Highbar Physical Therapy

Highbar Physical Therapy is raising the bar in physical therapy, built by physical therapists, for physical therapists. As a teaching practice, Highbar invests in clinician development and innovation in how care is delivered. Highbar serves patients across Rhode Island and Massachusetts through its affiliated practices: Joint Ventures Physical Therapy, Peak Physical Therapy, and Physical Therapy U.

Media contact: Stephany Rosa, Chief of Staff, [email protected]

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Corgi Insurance Appoints Daniel Oldham as Head of Underwriting for Trucking

ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Corgi Insurance recently announced the appointment of Daniel Oldham, CPCU, as Head of Underwriting for Trucking, bringing more than a decade of commercial insurance and transportation underwriting experience to the company.

Oldham joins Corgi with extensive experience developing and managing transportation insurance programs, leading underwriting teams, and building profitable books of business across specialty insurance markets.

Most recently, Oldham served as Vice President and Head of Transportation at Canopius Group, where he grew the company's transportation book from $10 million to $39 million while maintaining underwriting profitability. During his tenure, he also developed and launched a cannabis transportation insurance program, built an admitted trucking program, managed reinsurance relationships, and expanded transportation offerings across admitted and non-admitted markets.

Prior to Canopius, Oldham held commercial underwriting positions at NBIS and Great West Casualty Company, where he focused on specialized transportation, trucking, commercial auto, workers' compensation, inland marine, and excess and umbrella coverage. He began his career in insurance brokerage before moving into underwriting.

"Oldham brings a strong combination of transportation underwriting expertise, program development experience, and a track record of building profitable books of business," said Emily Yuan, Co-Founder and COO of Corgi. "As Corgi continues to grow its trucking business, his experience will be valuable in expanding our capabilities and serving brokers and transportation companies across the country."

In his new role, Oldham will oversee trucking underwriting at Corgi, including risk selection, pricing, portfolio management, product development, and broker relationships.

Oldham's appointment further strengthens Corgi's transportation insurance capabilities as the company continues expanding its products and infrastructure for businesses across the United States.

About Corgi

Corgi is an AI-native insurance carrier built for high-growth companies. The company combines proprietary underwriting technology, in-house claims handling, and modern insurance infrastructure to deliver coverage built for the way businesses operate today.

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RAMSEY, N.J., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AppWork, the maintenance operations and risk management platform built for multifamily property operators, has acquired Paraspot AI, the industry's first ever video-based AI inspection platform.

Paraspot's technology is the first in the industry to guide both residents and on-site teams through an inspection using AI that can see and understand what it sees and hears. It can automatically detect damage like cracks, stains, broken and missing items, through its video and voice intelligence models.

At move-out, the system pulls up the unit's original move-in inspection and lines it up side by side, so it can detect what changed. The result is a complete inspection report with time-stamped photos, clear descriptions, and estimated repair costs. That level of detail gives operators the documentation to back up security deposit charges, so residents are only billed for damage they're responsible for.

Paraspot AI brings proven experience to AppWork trained on millions of data points from thousands of multifamily, single-family, and student housing inspections. This massive dataset makes AppWork even more comprehensive and precise, giving property managers a reliable tool they can trust from day one. Some Paraspot clients have already shifted their entire inspection and security deposit process to a centralized accounting team, freeing site staff to focus on other priorities.

AppWork plans to rebuild Paraspot's technology directly into its own system and architecture, with a release planned later this year. That will bring video based AI-guided inspections fully into the AppWork platform property teams use daily.

"We believe visual intelligence is going to be central to how multifamily operates moving forward, not just for inspections, but for due diligence, security, inventory management, asset tracking, vendor work verification, and even marketing," said Sean Landsberg, CEO of AppWork. "When I first saw Paraspot, I thought it was a gimmick, that AI wasn't advanced enough to trust with something like this. I was wrong, and this acquisition is us betting on how far that trust can go."

Paraspot's founders worked closely with AppWork following the acquisition to support the transition of the company, its customers, and technology. Yakir Saadia, co-founder and CEO of Paraspot, will continue working alongside AppWork as the technology is integrated into the AppWork platform as its new head of computer vision. "For the last five years we've been pushing what's possible, building the technology that helped define what AI-powered property inspections can be," said Saadia. "Joining AppWork means that work can now become part of a broader platform property teams already rely on every day." Nathan Herz, co-founder and COO of Paraspot, added: "Building Paraspot from an idea into a technology used across thousands of properties in the U.S. and Europe has been an incredible journey, We saw early that advances in computer vision and AI could fundamentally change how physical assets are inspected and managed, and we built a product and business around that conviction. I'm proud of the company we built, the customers and partners who believed in us, and the outcome we achieved. With the transition now complete, I'm excited to take everything I've learned building, scaling, and ultimately selling Paraspot into what comes next."

The acquisition adds improved inspection technology to a platform that already handles the rest of the maintenance workflow, from Work Orders through unit turns and compliance documentation. It also positions AppWork at the forefront of compliance standards, satisfying state requirements like California's AB 2801, which sets new documentation standards for inspections, a direction more states are expected to follow. Inspection data will flow directly into features property teams already use, including the Make Ready Board, so inspections will connect to the workflow instead of sitting apart from it. AppWork looks forward to sharing more on how the technology will be implemented into the software in the coming months.

About AppWork

AppWork is a maintenance operations and risk management platform built for multifamily property operators. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ramsey, New Jersey, AppWork gives maintenance teams and property managers one place to manage Work Orders, unit turns, inspections, and compliance, backed by real technician adoption data, AI-powered AppWork Intelligence on every Work Order, and daily Insight Reports. AppWork is SOC 2 Type II certified. Learn more at appworkco.com.

About Paraspot AI

Paraspot AI provides AI guided, automated property inspections for property managers and operators across multifamily, single family, and student housing. Its platform detects damage and produces automated, evidence-backed inspection reports. Learn more at paraspot.ai

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HDF funding returns Wednesday Wheels to weekly service. Deliveries rise to 210 meals a week, and 30 more people come off the waiting list.

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Human Development Fund (HDF) is partnering with Sunday Salmon, a nonprofit restaurant in Castle Rock, Colorado. HDF will fully fund the restaurant's Wednesday Wheels meal delivery program for the next two months.

Wednesday Wheels brings organic, allergy friendly meals to seniors on limited incomes, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and families facing food insecurity. As demand grew, so did costs. Sunday Salmon had to cut deliveries to every other week, and its waiting list climbed to 80 people.

With HDF's commitment, weekly deliveries have resumed and expanded:

- 210 meals delivered weekly, up from approximately 180

- 30 additional individuals served from the waiting list

- Waiting list reduced from 80 to 50

- Two months of full program funding

"Humanitarian service begins with recognizing the dignity and needs of every individual, whether they live thousands of miles away or right here in our own communities," said Abdirahman Kariye, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Human Development Fund. "When we learned that seniors, individuals with disabilities, and families in Castle Rock were at risk of losing consistent, nutritious meals, we acted. We are proud to partner with Sunday Salmon to restore these services and reach more of our neighbors."

Founded by Mary Grothe, Sunday Salmon opened in January 2025, served nearly 20,000 free meals in its first year, and now provides approximately 1,000 meals weekly across its community dinners, school meals, and delivery programs.

In 2025, HDF served more than 3.5 million people and provided more than 1 million hot meals across its international programs. The Sunday Salmon partnership brings that work to communities in the United States.

About Human Development Fund

The Human Development Fund is a U.S. based humanitarian and development organization working in more than 35 countries. Its programs cover food security, healthcare, education, water and sanitation, and orphan care. Learn more at www.hdfund.org

About Sunday Salmon

Sunday Salmon is a Colorado nonprofit restaurant and community initiative serving the Castle Rock area with free, nutritious meals through its restaurant and Wednesday Wheels delivery program. Learn more at www.sundaysalmon.com.

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Atlanta-Based Developer to Bring New Rental Housing to Transformative 73-Acre Mixed-Use Destination

ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RangeWater Real Estate and Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co. (NSKRE) have broken ground on Ellory House, a 274-apartment community with 39,000 square feet of integrated retail. Ellory House is being constructed at the center of Lulah Hills, EDENS' transformative 73-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former North DeKalb Mall.

"We are eager to bring this building to life within Lulah Hills, one of the Atlanta region's most exciting developments. Ellory House and Lulah Hills will set the standard for walkable, high-quality infill development in this market," said Brian Oates, Executive Managing Director of Development at RangeWater.

Herbert Ames, Managing Director at EDENS and Southeast regional lead, added, "Our partnership with RangeWater and NSKRE marks an important milestone in the redevelopment of Lulah Hills, introducing an additional high-quality residential offering and bringing us closer to realizing our vision for a vibrant and connected mixed-use community."

Ellory House will be located directly along Lulah Hills' main street, Lulah Avenue, and across from the development's largest green space, Lemon Park, placing residents at the center of the destination's retail, dining and gathering spaces. The project will be part of Lulah Hills' broader development plan, which includes 320,000 square feet of grocery-anchored, high-end retail with for-sale and rental housing oriented around a walkable Main Street.

Lulah Hills is positioned within Atlanta's established "Eds & Meds" corridor, anchored by major educational, medical and research institutions including Emory University, Emory University Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory Decatur Hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Veterans Affairs Hospital. The development also addresses a growing demand for the convenience and connectivity of an urban lifestyle within an established suburban market.

The retail component of the property will further enhance the residential experience, with EDENS constructing a curated mix of local and regional restaurants and businesses, a Publix, and national retail brands.

This development represents RangeWater's first development deal with NSKRE and the 31st in the Atlanta market and is co-sponsored by EDENS.

About RangeWater Real Estate

RangeWater Real Estate is a multifamily investment company creating fulfilling experiences for its partners, investors, and employees across the Sun Belt and Mountain West. With a diversified portfolio of multifamily, build-to-rent, and mixed-use real estate assets, the Atlanta-based company has acquired and developed nearly 37,900 multifamily units since its inception in 2006, representing $7.5 billion in total capitalization. RangeWater blends local market knowledge and subject matter expertise to create places and experiences that redefine community. With offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, and Jacksonville, RangeWater targets high job growth markets with demand for rental housing.

For more information, visit www.RangeWaterRE.com.

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HI-CHEW® Hits the Road with the Mystery Manor Tour: The Ultimate Halloween Truck-or-Treat Adventure

The brand's biggest Halloween activation yet brings FrankenChewbie's Manor, spooky surprises, and flavor-filled fun to Austin, Nashville, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Hoboken.

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HI-CHEW®, the immensely fruity, intensely chewy candy, is celebrating Halloween all month long with an immersive trunk-or-treat experience like no other: The Mystery Manor Tour. Sparked by the thrilling return of the new HI-CHEW® Halloween Mystery Mix, The Mystery Manor Tour is a fully transformed haunted manor-themed mobile experience that brings the brand's Halloween-inspired creative to life, inviting fans into a playful world of spooky surprises, unexpected twists, and flavorful discoveries.

This Halloween season, HI-CHEW's Mystery Manor Tour will bring a one-of-a-kind candy adventure to five cities across the country — Austin, Nashville, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Hoboken. Inspired by the limited-edition Halloween Mystery Mix, the tour celebrates the fun of unexpected flavor discovery with an interactive experience designed to keep fans guessing at every turn. The assortment features three fan-favorite flavors, Green Apple, Orange Creamsicle, and Cotton Candy, plus an all-new mystery flavor that dares fans to put their taste buds to the test and solve the ultimate flavor puzzle.

Guests arriving at The Mystery Manor are greeted by a luring graveyard, filled with Orange Creamsicle tombstones, wispy Cotton Candy trees, and glowing Green Apple jack-o'-lanterns, bringing the new HI-CHEW® Halloween Mystery Mix flavors to life. Waiting at the doorstep to greet guests with treats is HI-CHEW's mischievous mascot, Chewbie, transformed into FrankenChewbie for the Halloween season, complete with a Frankenstein's Monster-inspired costume and ready to deliver treats, surprises, and plenty of spooky fun.

Inside, guests will step into FrankenChewbie's Manor, a delightfully eerie world filled with playful frights, hidden clues, and unexpected twists. As they journey through the experience, fans will engage in interactive games and embrace their inner flavor detective while they try to crack the code behind HI-CHEW's Mystery Flavor. With surprises around every corner, guests will have the chance to take home exclusive HI-CHEW® merchandise available only during the tour. Guests will also have the opportunity to capture share-worthy photos set against a hauntingly mysterious graveyard backdrop with FrankenChewbie. The adventure culminates at the final tour stop, on Halloween Day, when HI-CHEW® will officially unveil the highly anticipated Mystery Flavor.

"Halloween is one of the most exciting candy holidays, and this year we're taking our celebration to an entirely new level with the launch of the Mystery Manor Tour," said Teruhiro Kawabe (Terry), Chief Representative for the USA and President & CEO of Morinaga America, Inc. "As HI-CHEW® continues to grow and find new ways to connect with consumers, this activation represents another exciting step forward for the brand, transforming our product story into a first-of-its-kind brand experience. We're creating memorable moments for communities across the country while giving our Chew Crew a fun new way to engage with HI-CHEW®, celebrate Halloween, and discover the mystery behind our newest flavor. Even I am kept in the dark and don't know HI-CHEW's newest Mystery Flavor!"

HI-CHEW® The Mystery Manor Tour Locations

The HI-CHEW® Mystery Manor hits the road and is bringing the experience to five cities across this country this Halloween season:

- Austin: Saturday, October 17, 2026 at University of Texas: Longhorns vs. Florida Gators Football

- Address: 2139 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78712

- Hours of Operation at local time: 6:00am - 11:00am CT

- Nashville: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 5th & Broadway

- Address: 5036 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203

- Hours of Operation at local time: 12:00pm - 10:00pm CT

- Chicago: Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Navy Pier

- Address: 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

- Hours of Operation at local time: 12:00pm - 8:00pm CT

- Philadelphia: Thursday, October 29 at Drexel University Campus

- Address: 33rd & Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104

- Hours of Operation at local time: 12:00pm - 8:00pm ET

- Hoboken: Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Hoboken Ragamuffin Parade

- Address: 5th Street & Washington Street

- Hours of Operation at local time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm ET

The Mystery Manor Tour kicks off in Austin during the Longhorns vs. Gators football game at the University of Texas before heading to Nashville's lively 5th & Broadway, and Chicago's iconic Navy Pier. In Philadelphia, the tour will stop at Drexel University's vibrant university campus, before wrapping up Halloween Day in Hoboken alongside the city's beloved Ragamuffin Parade. Each stop offers a unique local backdrop for fans to experience the Mystery Manor, sample HI-CHEW®, and celebrate the Halloween season.

Fans ready to crack the case can visit HI-CHEW.com/pages/flavor-mash-game to check out the flavor guessing game, locate where you can purchase the HI-CHEW® Halloween Mystery Mix near you, and find more information on the Mystery Manor Tour locations. For more information on HI-CHEW® please visit us online at HI-CHEW.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram (@HICHEWUSA) and TikTok (@HICHEWUSA).

About Morinaga America, Inc.:

Established in 2008, Morinaga America, Inc. is the official distributor of HI-CHEW®, HI-SOFT™, Chargel™, and My/Mochi in the United States. Morinaga America, Inc. (marketing and sales) and Morinaga America Foods, Inc. (manufacturing) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Morinaga & Co., Ltd., which began in 1899 as the first modern candy maker and producer of chocolates in Japan. In 2015, Morinaga America, Inc. opened its first United States manufacturing facility in North Carolina. With over 500 flavors of HI-CHEW® debuted in Japan, Morinaga America, Inc. has introduced the United States market to the best of Japanese confectionery.

About HI-CHEW®:

Choose Different. Choose Fun. Chew HI-CHEW®. The history of Morinaga stretches back over a century when company founder Taichiro Morinaga brought his candy-making skills to Japan from America in the 1800s. HI-CHEW® has long been the best-selling soft candy in Japan and continues to see year-over-year growth throughout the rest of Asia and in the United States. In the United States, HI-CHEW® is currently offered in sticks, peg bags and stand-up pouches. The HI-CHEW® sticks come in a variety of flavors including Strawberry, Green Apple, Mango, Grape, Banana, Sweet & Sour Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, and new Lychee & Raspberry. HI-CHEW® also offers peg bags in the following flavors: Original Mix, Tropical Mix, Superfruit Mix, Sweet & Sour Mix, Soda Pop Mix, Berry Mix, Plus Fruit, Fantasy Mix, Reduced Sugar, Dessert Mix, and Getaway Mix. The Stand-Up Pouches are available in Original Mix, Tropical Mix, Sweet and Sour Mix, Fruit Combos, Infrusions Orchard Mix, Dessert Mix, and Getaway Mix. HI-CHEW® Bites are unwrapped in bite-size packaging in Mango, Green Apple, and Strawberry flavors. HI-CHEW® Gummies and HI-CHEW® Gummies Sour reimagine the brand's iconic chewlets in a new gummy form. HI-CHEW® is made with concentrated fruit juices and is free of gluten, with no colors from synthetic sources. HI-CHEW® continues to expand fruity, chewy flavor offerings annually. In 2020, HI-CHEW® won a Nielsen Design Impact Award for its new Original Mix packaging update that hit shelves in 2019. For more information, visit HI-CHEW.com.

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