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Nissin China

Nissin Foods' China-facing instant noodle operation, whose official site presents the group's history and its Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang production entities.

Last updated October 9, 2026

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Overview

The official Nissin Foods China website presents the Nissin Foods Group, founded by Momofuku Ando (1910–2007), who invented instant noodles in Osaka, Japan on 25 August 1958 with 'Chicken Ramen'. The group launched 'CUP NOODLES' (合味道) in 1971. The site describes three mainland China production companies: Guangdong Shunde Nissin Foods Co., Ltd., established in November 1994, producing brands including 合味道, U.F.O.飞碟炒面 and 出前一丁; Fujian Nissin Foods Co., Ltd., established in 2014 in Tong'an District, Xiamen, Fujian; and Zhejiang Nissin Foods Co., Ltd., established in 2014 in Pinghu, Zhejiang. A corporate news notice is issued by 日清食品(中国)投资有限公司.

History

According to the official Nissin Foods China website, the Nissin Foods Group was founded by Momofuku Ando (1910–2007). On 25 August 1958, Ando invented the world's earliest instant noodle, 'Chicken Ramen', in Osaka, Japan. In 1971 the group launched 'CUP NOODLES' (合味道), a cup-type instant noodle product. Within mainland China, the site states that Guangdong Shunde Nissin Foods Co., Ltd. was established in November 1994, with a factory in the Beijiao industrial park in Shunde, covering 52,400 square meters, and mainly producing instant noodles under the 合味道, U.F.O.飞碟炒面 and 出前一丁 brands. Fujian Nissin Foods Co., Ltd. was established in 2014, with a factory in Tong'an District, Xiamen, Fujian, covering 25,500 square meters. Zhejiang Nissin Foods Co., Ltd. was established in 2014, covering 50,000 square meters in the Pinghu Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhejiang, and was planned to be completed and put into production in 2017. A corporate news notice on the site is issued by 日清食品(中国)投资有限公司 and dated 2026-06-25.

  • 2026

    Nissin Foods (China) Investment Co., Ltd. issues a statement on the implementation of GB 7718-2025 and GB 28050-2025, effective 16 March 2027.

  • 2021

    A Japanese-style yakisoba brand enters China, and Nissin frozen ramen is successfully developed in China.

  • 2017

    Zhejiang Nissin's plant is planned for completion and production, mainly producing Cup Noodles and U.F.O. Fried Noodles.

  • 2014

    Fujian Nissin Foods Co., Ltd. is established with a factory in Tong'an District, Xiamen, covering 25,500 square meters.

  • 2014

    Zhejiang Nissin Foods Co., Ltd. is established with a 50,000-square-meter site in the Pinghu Economic and Technological Development Zone.

  • 1994

    Guangdong Shunde Nissin Foods Co., Ltd. is established in November; its Shunde factory covers 52,400 square meters.

  • 1971

    Nissin launches CUP NOODLES (合味道), a container cup noodle product.

  • 1958

    Momofuku Ando invents the world's first instant noodle, "Chicken Ramen," in Osaka, Japan, on 25 August.

Products and positioning

  • 合味道

  • U.F.O.飞碟炒面

  • 出前一丁

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