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Nissin Food Products

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Japanese food company

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. (日清食品ホールディングス株式会社, Nisshin Shokuhin Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese food company. Founded in 1948 by Momofuku Ando in Izumiōtsu, 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 of instant noodles, Chicken Ramen, and produces other instant noodle products, including Cup Noodles, Yakisoba U.F.O., and Demae Ramen.2 It employed 7,408 people.1 Its revenue was ¥205 billion in 2022.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 1958Founded1
  • Industryfood industry1
  • HeadquartersNishinakajima1
  • Founded inIzumiotsu1
  • Websitewww.nissin.com
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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The Headquarter of Nissin Food Products in Shinjuku2023
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. (日清食品ホールディングス株式会社, Nisshin Shokuhin Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese food company. Founded in 1948 by Momofuku Ando in Izumiōtsu, 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 of instant noodles, Chicken Ramen, and produces other instant noodle products, including Cup Noodles, Yakisoba U.F.O., and Demae Ramen.2

Corporate structure

Nissin Food Products is part of a group headed by Nissin Foods Holdings. 7 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Nissin Foods Holdings 大阪市, Japan
    • Nissin Food Products Nishinakajima
    • Myojo Foods Subsidiary · Sendagaya, Japan
    • Nissin Chilled Foods Subsidiary · Nishinakajima, Japan
    • Nissin Foods Élelmiszerek Magyarországi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság Subsidiary · 100% · Kecskemét, Hungary
    • MYOJO U.S.A., INC. Subsidiary · Torrance, California, United States
    • Nissin Foods Company Limited Subsidiary · Tai Po Industrial Estate Nt, Hong Kong

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Momofuku Ando on Dec 1958, in Izumiotsu.1

Founding and early years

The company was founded in Japan on 1 September 1948, by Taiwanese-Japanese immigrant Go Pek-Hok (Japanese name Momofuku Ando) (1910-2007) 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 changed its name to Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. (日清食品株式会社, Nisshin Shokuhin Kabushiki-gaisha). The company established a U.S. subsidiary, Nissin Foods, in 1970, and began selling instant ramen noodle products under the Japan Instant Noodle Bureau and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries name Top Ramen in 1972. Nissin Chikin Ramen (1958) and Cup Noodles (1971) were both invented by Momofuku Ando. Nissin Foods is headquartered in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka.

Recent years and expansion

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 opened in Yokohama, exhibiting the full spectrum of 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 of The Wave, a new Japan-based R&D center, aimed at creating "a wave of the most advanced food technologies". The building has been honored with the Good Design Award.

Worldwide sales of Cup Noodles reached 40 billion servings in 2016; 70% of total sales were accumulated outside Japan.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nissin Foods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Nissin Food Products, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • convenience food
  • instant noodles

Listed on Wikidata.1

Facilities and regions

Nissin Foods has established offices and factories in various locations, such as the United 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), the Philippines (since 1997) and Mexico (since 2000). In 2013, Makarneks, the Turkish equivalent to Cup Noodles, was introduced. Nissin's products are sold in more than 80 countries worldwide.

Products

Instant noodles

Nissin Top Ramen

Nissin Chikin Ramen

Nissin Cup Noodles

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Nissin UFO Yakisoba

Doll Brand - created by Winner Food Products Limited (est. 1968), a subsidiary of Nissin since 1984

Chow Mein

Chow Noodle

Bowl Noodles, Rich and Savory, and Hot And Spicy

Spice Route Bowl and Boxes, Sichuan, Korean, and Thai

NuPasta Bowls and bags

Kitsune udon

Demae Ramen

Demae Ramen

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 in Hong Kong the next year. Since then, it has become one of the most popular instant noodle brands in Hong Kong, with a wide range of flavours.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nissin Foods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2022204.7B JPY1

Timeline

  1. Dec 1958Founded Founded in Izumiotsu1

Sources

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