Nissin Foods
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| Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. 日清食品株式会社 |
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| Type | stockholding company (Kabushiki gaisha) |
| Founded | September 4, 1948 |
| Headquarters | 1-1, Nishi-Nakajima Yonchome, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
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Nissin Foods is a world-wide company that makes instant ramen noodles. It was established in Japan on September 4, 1948 by Momofuku Ando[1] as Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. of Japan (日清食品株式会社 Nisshin Shokuhin Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 2897) and ten years later introduced the first instant ramen noodle product, Chikin Ramen (Chicken Ramen). They established a US subsidiary Nissin Foods in 1970 and sold instant ramen noodle products under the name Top Ramen. Instant noodles (1958) and cup noodles (1971) were both invented by Momofuku Ando.[2][3]
Nissin products can be found in various Asian countries, namely Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Thailand, China and so on. They are also well known in other countries such as the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and Australia.
Nissin Foods are also Purveyors to the Japanese Imperial Household Agency.
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[edit] Products
- Nissin Top Ramen
- Nissin Cup Noodles
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Nissin Foods - About Nissin Foods
- ^ Corporate Information: History
- ^ Corporate Information: Business Overview
[edit] External links
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