Momofuku Ando

Entrepreneur

Birthday March 5, 1910

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Birthplace Puzi, Taiwan

DEATH DATE Jan 5, 2007 (96)

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About

Remembered for founding the Nissin Food Products Company, this Taiwanese-Japanese businessman played a key role in the invention of instant ramen noodles.

Before Fame

He opened a textiles business in his early twenties and went on to study economics at Ritsumeikan University. His first instant noodles product made its debut in 1958.

Trivia

The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum was established in his honor.

Family Life

Born and raised in Taiwan, he later settled in Osaka, Japan. He and his wife Masako raised children named Hirotoshi, Koki, and Akemi.

Associated With

He and Chun King company founder Jeno Paulucci both developed successful, mass-produced Asian food products.