Nissin Foods
| Nisshin Shokuhin Holdings KK Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
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| legal form | Kabushiki kaisha |
| ISIN | JP3675600005 |
| founding | 1948 |
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Shinjuku , Japan
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| management | Kōki Andō, President and Head Dir. |
| Number of employees | 12,539 (FY 2018/19) |
| sales | 450 billion yen (FY 2018/19) |
| Branch | food industry |
| Website | www.nissinfoods-holdings.co.jp |
Nisshin Shokuhin Holdings KK ( Japanese 日 清 食品 ホ ー ル デ ィ ン グ ス 株式会社 , Nisshin shokuhin hōrudingusu kabushiki kaisha , English Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. ) is an international group of companies in the food industry headquartered in Shinjuku , Japan . Nissin was the first supplier of instant noodle dishes, which still determine the product range today.
The company was founded in 1948 by Momofuku Andō (1910-2007) as Chūkōsōsha ( 中 交 総 社 ) in Ikeda ( Osaka ). There Andō developed the world's first instant noodle dish, which came onto the market in 1958 as "Chicken Ramen". For preparation, the pre-cooked, freeze-dried noodles only had to be briefly boiled in water and supplemented with a separately packaged seasoning and flavor mixture. The model was ramen , a noodle dish widespread in Japan, which is mainly offered in specialized restaurants and snack bars. In the same year the company was renamed Nisshin Shokuhin KK ( 日 清 食品 株式会社 , English Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. ). In 1970 the first foreign subsidiary was founded in the USA , followed by numerous others in Asia , America and Europe ; today the group consists of 24 companies worldwide. In 1971, Nissin Foods introduced “Cup Noodles”, an instant noodle soup packed in a plastic cup , which does not require any cooking utensils or dishes, all that is needed is to add boiling water to the cup and wait a moment. According to the company, "Cup Noodles" had been sold a total of 25 billion times by 2006. In 2007, Nissin Foods sold over 85.7 billion ready-to-eat meals a year.
"Cup Noodles" before preparation
Prepared "Cup Noodles"
Nissin's products found numerous imitators, initially mainly in Asia. Meanwhile, the concept of "Cup Noodles" modeled on that used by food manufacturers country kitchens customized ready-made meals from freeze-dried ingredients available.
Since 1999, the Momofuko Andō Museum , founded by Nissin Foods , has been presenting Ikeda Andō's life and company history.
In 2008 the company was renamed Nisshin Shokuhin Holdings KK and Nisshin Shokuhin KK was founded as a subsidiary.
After the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011, Nissin distributed a million food boxes as well as mobile gas kitchens and drinking water in the refugee camps in the crisis regions.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Nisshin Shokuhin Holdings KK: 会 社 概要
- ↑ a b Annual Report 2019 (PDF) Retrieved June 30, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Inventor of instant noodles dies. In: BBC News. BBC News Asia Pacific, accessed January 8, 2007 .
- ↑ グ ル ー プ 沿革
- ↑ Noodle packages in crisis regions