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Cup Noodle Creator Momofuku Ando Dies Date: 1/7/2007 |
| On Friday at 6:40 PM Nissin Foods founder and former president Momofuku Ando died of heart attack. Born on March 5th, 1910, he was 96 years old. The Chief mourner will be his wife Masako Ando, the funeral will include only close members of the family. A company-sponsored funeral will also be held at an undetermined date. The man is credited with developing the world's first instant ramen noodle in 1958. Ando was given the title "The Father Of Ramen". In 1970 as fierce competition developed in the Japanese food industry he ordered his employees Kunio Matsumoto and Kazuo Ohnojin to develop the ultimate instant noodle product. Cup Noodle was born and became an international success. The story of the company's struggles on the product (with Ando as the main character) was adapted to the manga "Project X Challengers - Cup Noodle - The Miracle Of 8.2 Billion Served" in 2002 by Tadashi Katoh, NHK and Ohzora Publishing. The single volume work was translated into English and sold in the USA in 2006 by Digital Manga Publishing. Nissin has gone on to become a $3-billion multinational corporation with 29 subsidiaries in 11 countries. Ando is survived by his wife, Masako; two sons; and a daughter. His son Koki Ando is president of Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd. |
| Source: Anime News Service |
