Question: What was the first company to export instant ramen noodles?
About the article "Ramen", section "Instant ramen".

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Instant noodles were invented in 1958 by Momofuku Ando, the Taiwanese-born founder of the Japanese food company Nissin.
He used Chikin Ramen (Chicken Ramen) as the first instant ramen noodles.
In 1970, Nissin formed the subsidiary Nissin Foods (USA) Co. Inc, to sell instant noodles in the United States.
Nissin recognized that the bowls traditionally used to package instant noodles in Asia were not common in the U.S, so they used the paper cup.
In 1971, they introduced instant ramen packaged in a foam cup.
Originally, the product was known as Cup O' Noodles in the United States.
In 1978, Nissin Foods offers new Top Ramen and Cup Noodes(Cup O' Noodles renamed Cup Noodles in 1993) variaties, pioneering new paths in the rapidly growing instant ramen noodle category.
In 1998, Cup Noodles Hot Sauce Varieties introduced (Beef, Chicken, Shrimp)Today, instant noodles in Japan are often sold in foam bowls, sometimes with plastic utensils.
Foam bowls are inexpensive, disposable, light, and easy to hold, since they insulate heat well. 
Instant ramen noodles were exported from Japan by Nissin Foods starting in 1971, bearing the name "Oodles of Noodles".
One year later, it was re-branded "Nissin Cup Noodles," packaged in a foam food container, and subsequently saw a growth in international sales.
Over time, the term "ramen" became used in North America to refer to other instant noodles, even those not technically ramen.
Mr. Noodles is the brand name of a Canadian instant noodles product.
The Mr. Noodles brand is sold in packages the same size of traditional ramen.
Mr. Noodles is sold in instant ramen pack (single, dual or multi-pack), instant ramen cup or instant ramen bowl.
It is sold at grocery and convenience stores, and sometimes in vending machines.
A newer offering from the company is its "Kimchi Noodle" bowls which have a spicier flavour.  
Nissin Foods is a Japanese company that makes instant 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 Foods has its headquarters in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka.
The company moved to its current headquarters in 1977, when the construction of the building was completed.
Nissin Foods has established offices and factories in various countries, such as Brazil (since 1981), Hong Kong (since 1985), India (since 1992), Germany (since 1993), Thailand (since 1994), China (since 1995), and Mexico (since 2000).
Their products are also sold in Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, Sweden, Malaysia, and Australia.
Nissin Foods are also Purveyors to the Imperial House of Japan.
In 2007, Myojo Foods Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nissin Foods.
Nissin Foods is affiliated with neither Nisshin Seifun Group Inc., nor Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd., nor Nissan Motor Co., Ltd nor Nisshinbo Holdings Inc., nor Nissin Healthcare Food Service Co., Ltd. 
The instant noodle was invented by Taiwan-born inventor Momofuku Ando in Japan.
It was first marketed on August 25, 1958, by Ando's company Nissin under the brand name Chikin Ramen.
Ando developed the production method of flash frying noodles after they had been made, creating the "instant" noodle.
This dried the noodles and gave them a longer shelf life.
Each noodle block was pre-seasoned and sold for 35 yen.
Initially, due to its price and novelty, Chikin Ramen was considered a luxury item, as Japanese grocery stores typically sold fresh noodles for one-sixth their price.
Despite this, instant noodles eventually gained immense popularity, especially after being promoted by Mitsubishi Corporation.
In 1971, Nissin introduced Nissin Cup Noodles, instant noodles in a polystyrene cup, to which boiling water is added to cook the noodles.
A further innovation added dried vegetables to the cup, creating a complete instant soup dish.
According to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, "the Japanese believe that their best invention of the twentieth century was instant noodles."
, approximately 95 billion servings of instant noodles are eaten worldwide every year.
China consumes 42 billion packages of instant noodles per year – 44% of world consumption – Indonesia, 14 billion; Japan, 5.3 billion, Vietnam 4.8 billion, USA 4 billion.
Per capita, South Koreans consume the greatest amount of instant noodles, 69 per capita per year.