Talk:Cup noodles

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Contents 1 Varieties 2 Advertising 3 Date inconsistency 4 Article mismatch 5 No CFC 6 Genericized Trademark?

[edit] Varieties

Nissin makes more flavors under their Cup Noodle (not Cup Noodles) brand, which, in my opinion, are better. For example, while in Singapore I tried their Cup Noodle Laksa. It contained more non-noodle solid ingredients (shrimp, veggies, spices) than anything I've ever seen in here the United States. And it was really good! Why don't they sell that here? -Amatulic 00:11, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Followup: I recently added text to the article about the additional flavors under the Cup Noodle (singular) brand. -Amatulic 23:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Advertising

This brand of Cup Noodles featured heavily into the recent remake of The Manchurian Candidate128.101.70.97 16:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Date inconsistency

This article says they were invented in 1958. The Nissin article says they were invented in 1948. Anyone care to straighten this out? ADM 19:55, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

• Per the Nissin Website, the company was founded in 1948, but the first instant ramen wasn't invented until 1958. So this article is correct. Heres a link to the source [1]. I'm going to go check the Nissin article and edit if need be. Hope this clears it up. Eleigh33 05:26, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article mismatch

The articles on Pot Noodles, Ramen, and cup noodles don't match. Was Nissin selling noodles in a disposable bowl before selling them in a cup? Is Cup Noodle a brand name or a type of noodle? --Gbleem 03:09, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

It's a brand name. Nissin sells instant noodles in bowls too. "Cup Noodle" or "Cup Noodles" is the brand that's sold in a cup. -Amatulic 21:10, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] No CFC

Does anyone know what the "No CFC" (A red circle with a crossbar over the letters CFC) on the side of the cup means? Is it "Chlorofluorocarbon : a class of chemical compounds known to inflict great damage to the ozone layer"? Chlorofluorocarbon is the first result when I look up CFC here and it don't seem to be appropriate to anything else on the list. Should it be added to the article after its meaning is located? 68.175.1.48 06:28, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, CFC refers to chlorofluorocarbon. It doesn't have anything to do with Cup Noodles, but rather the styrofoam cup that contains the noodles. I have seen the "No CFC" logo on other styrofoam products. -Amatulic 19:11, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

I thought the term 'CFC' was so well known that it wouldn't need to be explained any further. Because of this and the fact that it's common on other styrofoam products, there's no reason it should be mentioned in this article. --70.142.50.131

[edit] Genericized Trademark?

Is the term "cup noodle" a genericized trademark? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ginbot86 (talk • contribs) 05:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)