Send Noodles

Presenter(s): Andrea Rivera

Send Noodles
College students are stereotyped to live off caffeine and Cup Noodles, and for a good reason. Cup Noodle can be prepared in 3 minutes with hot water and for a very affordable price, making it a quick fix for anyone pinching pennies on the go. What we will be looking at is the nutritional value of Cup Noodles and how it affects the human body. We will also continue researching the history behind the instant ramen noodles and how they came to be.
60 years ago, the very first instant ramen was invented and commercialized by Momofuku Ando after he noticed the food shortages brought about by World War II. After a few prosperous years, Momofuku looked to expand his market globally and noticed Americans preparing his noodles to eat with a cup and fork, sparking a revelation that brought us today’s popular instant ramen: Cup Noodle. Cup Noodle has grown to be a global sensation, selling in more than 80 countries. As of 2015, only 30 percent of Nissin’s Cup Noodle sales were from within Japan while the other 70 percent comes from overseas. Its active market has spurred plenty of competition as well, with many brands offering their own varieties of instant ramen. Nissin has even opened two Cup Noodle museums in Japan, located in Osaka and Yokohama, where visitors are able to make their very own Cup of Noodles.
With so many types of flavors offered worldwide today, Cup Noodle remains a classic favorite among many, inside and outside of Japan and one of Japan’s strongest food exports.