SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim, South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, is teaming up with one of Netflix’s latest global sensations to give its iconic snacks a new look. The company announced Wednesday that its flagship Shin Ramyun and Shrimp Crackers will debut in limited-edition packaging later this month featuring characters from KPop [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to refer the chairman of leading South Korean food company Nongshim Co. to the prosecution for allegedly omitting key affiliate companies from required disclosures to avoid designation as a large business group and to benefit from incentives for small businesses. Nongshim [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle manufacturer, announced Monday the debut of its signature Shin Ramyun menu at a franchise restaurant located within Fort Bliss, a major U.S. military base in Texas. This marks the first time Nongshim’s ramen dishes have been featured as official menu items [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, said Monday it has opened its first overseas “experience space” for its instant noodle, or ramyeon, products in Peru. Nongshim launched the new venue, named “Shin Ramyun Bunsik,” near Machu Picchu on April 21 (local time), aiming to promote its ramyeon [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, said Tuesday it plans to globally sell key chains featuring miniature replicas of the company’s ramyeon packaging, produced in collaboration with Japan’s leading toy company Bandai Co. Since 2022, Nongshim has partnered with Bandai to sell key chains modeled after its [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, said Thursday it will raise the prices of its instant noodle and snack products next week due to higher raw materials costs. Nongshim plans to raise the retail prices of 14 “ramyeon” products by 7.2 percent and three snack products by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim Co. said it will nearly double the sales of its Shin Ramyun instant noodles in Japan by 2026 as it further penetrates the local noodle market. Nongshim, South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, aims to achieve 20 billion yen (US$140 million) in Shin Ramyun sales in 2026, up [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, said Tuesday it is considering building a new domestic plant for exports only amid growing overseas demand for Korean instant noodles, called ramyeon. Nongshim is in consideration to build the exports-only plant in the southeastern port city of Busan or Pyeongtaek, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean food giant Nongshim announced on Saturday that it will introduce its iconic “Hangang Shin Ramyun” instant noodles to over 800 chefs, judges, and gourmets attending the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Seoul on March 26. Regarded as the “Academy Awards of gastronomy,” the Asia’s 50 Best [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. said Friday its net profit jumped more than 60 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier largely thanks to stronger demand for instant noodles amid high inflation and growth in overseas markets. Net profit for the three months ended [...]