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Old 01-06-2007, 08:15 PM   #1
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Default R.I.P. Momofuku Ando

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/ins...777314698.html


Instant noodle inventor dies


January 7, 2007
Nissin Foods founder Momofuku Ando invented instant noodle nearly five decades ago.

Nissin Foods founder Momofuku Ando invented instant noodle nearly five decades ago.
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Momofuku Ando, the founder-chairman of Nissin Food Products Co, who was widely known as the inventor of instant noodles, has died of heart failure at a hospital in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, his family said. He was 96.

Born on March 5, 1910 in Taiwan, Ando initially ran clothing companies in Taipei and Osaka while he was a student at Ritsumeikan University.

In 1948, he founded the precursor of Nissin, before introducing Chicken Ramen, the world's first instant noodle product, in 1958.

Ando was inspired to develop the instant noodle after coming upon a long line of people on a cold night shortly after World War II waiting to buy freshly made ramen at a black market food stall, according to Nissin. The experience convinced him that "Peace will come to the world when the people have enough to eat," it said.

In 1971, Nissin introduced the Cup Noodle, instant noodles in a waterproof styrofoam container that could be used to cook the noodles, ahead of his competitors.

Dubbed the Ramen King, Ando is credited with expanding Nissin into the No.1 company in the industry and was well-known for his dedication to his job.

Kei Kizugawa, head of the Kamigata Geino journal, said Ando was a great food product inventor whose accomplishment equals that of Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and known in Japan as the Father of Consumer Electronics.

"I believe generation after generation will talk about Chicken Ramen. I don't think there will ever be an instant noodle product that beats the taste of Chicken Ramen," Kizugawa said.

Ando became a chairman after handing over the presidency in 1981 to his eldest son, but came to double as the president again two years later after having a conflict over the company's policy, including development of new products.

In 1999, Ando opened the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Ikeda after posting his second son, Koki, as the president.

Ando retired from chairman's post in June 2005 to serve as founder-chairman.

In July 2005, Nissin introduced a vacuum packed instant noodle specially designed for Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi to eat during the US space shuttle Discovery's mission.

Showcasing his Space Ram noodles in front of reporters, Ando said: "I'm happy I've realised my dream that noodles can go into space."


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A man who changed the world.

 
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Old 01-06-2007, 08:23 PM   #2
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dude was old

 
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Old 01-06-2007, 08:25 PM   #3
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brilliant. also, fantastic closing quote.

 
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Old 01-06-2007, 08:26 PM   #4
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dude was old
dude was japanese

 
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Old 01-06-2007, 09:05 PM   #5
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so definetly not scottish then

 
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Old 01-06-2007, 09:06 PM   #6
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HAS ANYONE DEEP FRIED RAMEN IN BATTER YET?

 
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Old 01-06-2007, 10:28 PM   #7
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i laughed uncontrollably when i read his name was momofuku but stopped when i actually clicked on the thread a learned about who he really was. man was a hero to loser bachelors everwhere

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Old 01-06-2007, 10:35 PM   #8
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that pic is fucking awesome. I'm gonna make it my myspace icon man.

 
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Old 01-07-2007, 01:07 AM   #9
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"Oodles of Noodles"

 
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