NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS / History

1948	Chukososha Co., Ltd. established.
1958	Chicken Ramen, the world’s first instant noodle product, introduced; Company name changed to Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.
1963	Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.
1970	Nissin Foods (U.S.A.) Co., Inc., the Company’s first overseas operation, established in Gardena, California.
1971	Cup Noodle introduced; Kanto Plant begins operation.
1972	Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya Stock Exchanges.
1973	Shiga Plant and General Research Center begin operation.
1975	Shimonoseki Plant begins operation; Nissin-Ajinomoto Alimentos Ltda. established in São Paulo, Brazil.
1977	Construction of new headquarters completed; main office moved to its present location in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka.
1984	Nissin Foods Co., Ltd. established in Hong Kong.
1988	Construction of Tokyo Head Office building completed; Central Research Institute begins operation.
1990	Capital participation in Yoke Co., Ltd. (now NISSIN YORK CO., LTD.).
1991	Capital participation in Cisco Co., Ltd. (now NISSIN CISCO CO., LTD.). Bangalore Plant of Indo Nissin Foods Ltd. begins operation.
1992	Long-life fresh noodles developed; Nissin Rao introduced.
1993	Nissin Foods GmbH established in Germany; PT. NISSINMAS begins operation.
1994	Nissin Foods (Thailand) Co., Ltd. begins operation.
1995	Nissin Spa-O introduced.
1996	Guangdong Shunde Nissin Foods Co., Ltd., Nissin-Universal Robina Corporation, Shizuoka Plant, and Shanghai Nissin Foods Co., Ltd. begin operation.
1997	Nissin’s “hungry?” series win the International Advertising Festival (CANNES LIONS).
1999	Share unit (minimum trading unit) reduced from 1,000 shares to 100 shares. The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture, the world’s first instant noodle museum, opened.
2001	Consolidated net sales exceeded ¥300 billion for the first time; contracted as official supplier to the 2002 FIFA World Cup™.
2002	Food Safety Research Institute established; Nissin GooTa series introduced.
2003	Aggregate sales of Cup Noodle brand since launch in 1971 top 20 billion servings.
2004	Capital alliance with Hebei Hualong F&N Industry Group Co., Ltd., gives Nissin Food Group the No. 1 global share.
2005	Nissin Foods marks a world first with its Space Ram, developed for the space shuttle Discovery.
2006	Aggregate sales of Cup Noodle brand 25 billion servings in the world.
2007	MYOJO FOODS becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Nissin Foods; Nissin Shanghai Food Safety Research Institute begins operation.
2008	The Group undertook preparations to become a pure holding company effective October 1, 2008.
2009	Capital alliance with ANGLESIDE LIMITED (currently, MAREVEN FOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED), a Russian instant noodle holding company.