Nissin Foods is a world-wide company that makes instant ramen noodles. It was established in Japan on September 4, 1948 by Momofuku Ando as 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.
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, Sweden, Germany and Australia.
Nissin Foods are also Purveyors to the Japanese Imperial Household Agency.
Products
- Nissin Top Ramen
- Nissin Cup Noodles
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