Sapporo Ichiban (サッポロ一番) is a brand of instant noodles (most of them ramen) made by Sanyo Foods, and rivals to other Japanese ramen brands like Nissin and Maruchan.
Sapporo Ichiban has found a market outside of Japan, most notably with consumers in Hong Kong, The United States, Mexico and Canada.
Sapporo Ichiban literally means, "Sapporo's number one" (noodle), but there is no relation between Sapporo Ichiban and Sapporo city, Hokkaido.
Sanyo Foods had kept their headquarters and R&Ds all in their original town of Maebashi city, Gumma prefecture, and now their headquarters have legally moved to Minato-ku, Tokyo. They have built their plants for domestic products, only in Gumma, Chiba, Nara and Fukuoka. They, however, only have no more than a small sales branch in Sapporo, since they had used the brand name "Sapporo Ichiban" for their mainstream products.
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Ramen flavors include:
Non-ramen packages include: