Momofuku Andoi
Born 5 Mar 1910

Ando had run several businesses and lost nearly everything when a credit association he chaired collapsed, before, at forty-eight, he developed flash-fried instant noodles in a backyard shed in Osaka. Chikin Ramen went on sale in 1958, and Nissin followed with Cup Noodles in 1971, when he was…

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