WACO, Texas (KWTX) - This month the Mars factory in Waco is celebrating its 50th anniversary, having been built and opened in 1976.

Plant Director Gavin Kueber says in honor of this milestone they wanted to do something special."I love showing what we do here to other people that are outside the factory in our community, because we should be very proud of what we do," Kueber shared.

Inviting KWTX inside for an exclusive tour of the factory along Central Texas Parkway, one of Mars' largest factories in the world."In North America, it's actually one of our top two," Kueber said.