Nissin Foods

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.(日清食品ホールディングス株式会社,Nisshin Shokuhin Hōrudingusukabushiki gaisha)is a Japanese food company. Founded byMomofuku Andoin 1948 inIzumiōtsu,Osaka, it owns Nissin Food Products, Nissin Chilled Foods, Nissin Frozen Foods, and Myojo Foods. It is known for development of the world's first marketed brand ofinstant noodlesChicken Ramenand products likeCup Noodles, Yakisoba U.F.O., and Demae Iccho.
The company was founded in Japan on 1 September 1948, by Taiwanese-Japanese immigrantGo Pek-Hok(1910-2007), Japanese name Momofuku Ando as Chuko Sosha(中交総社,Chuukou-sousha).Ten years later, the company introduced its first instant ramen noodle product,Chikin Ramen(Chicken Ramen). Soon after, the company name was changed to Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.(日清食品株式会社,Nisshin Shokuhin Kabushiki-gaisha). The company established aUSsubsidiary, Nissin Foods, in 1970, and began selling instant ramen noodle products under the Japan Instant Noodle Bureau andMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesnameTop Ramenin 1972.Nissin Chikin Ramen(1958) andCup Noodles(1971) were both invented by Momofuku Ando.Nissin Foods is headquartered inYodogawa-ku,Osaka.
The company moved to its current headquarters in 1977, when the construction of the building was completed.
In 2007, Myojo Foods Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nissin Foods.On January 5, 2007, Nissin founder Momofuku Ando died at the age of 96.
In May 2011, Nissin announced a capital and business alliance with confectionery producer Frente Co., Ltd. In September 2011, the Cup Noodles museum opens inYokohama,Japanexhibiting the full spectrum of the founder Momofuku Ando's vision.
An agreement with Turkey's largest consumer goods manufacturing group was reached in September 2013, resulting in the creation of Nissin Yildiz Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
March 2014 saw the opening ofThe Wave, a new Japan-basedR&Dcenter, aimed at creating "a wave of the most advanced food technologies". The building has been honored with theGood Design Award.
Worldwide sales of the Cup Noodles reached 40 billion servings in 2016; 70% of total sales were accumulated outside Japan.
According to the company,the name 'Nissin' originates as an abbreviated form of the expression 「日々清らかに豊かな味をつくる」 (Hibi kiyoraka ni yutakana aji o tsukuru), coined by company founder Momofuku Ando, and representing his desire for the company. The expression can be loosely translated as "Day after day purely create great taste".
Nissin Foods has established offices and factories in various locations, such as theUnited States(since 1972),Brazil(since 1981),Hong Kong(since 1985),India(since 1988),Hungary(since 1993),Germany(since 1993),Thailand(since 1994),China(since 1995),thePhilippines(since 1997)andMexico(since 2000).In 2013,Makarneks, the Turkish equivalent to Cup Noodles, was introduced. Nissin's products are sold in more than 80 countries worldwide.
Demae Ramen or Demae Itcho (Japanese:出前一丁,lit.'delivery one order';Cantonese Yale:Chēutchìhn Yātdīng) was first introduced in Japan in 1969 and entered the market inHong Kongthe next year. Since then, it has become one of the most popular instant noodle brands in Hong Kong, with a wide range of flavours.
Nissin Foods have been criticized for usingpalm oilsuppliers responsible for the destruction of rainforests, peatlands and abuse of human and labor rights.A demonstration was held at Nissin Foods US Headquarters on June 29, 2015.
Nissin Foods is not affiliated with the following:Nisshin Seifun Group Inc., Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.,Nissan Motor Co., Ltd,Nisshinbo Holdings Inc., Nissin Healthcare Food Service Co., Ltd.,Monde Nissin Corporation, and Nissin Kyogyo Co. Ltd. (including Nissin Brake Ohio and Nissin Brake Georgia).