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, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Shin Ramyun was the bestselling instant noodles in South Korea last year and Saeukkang was the top selling snack, data showed Sunday. Retail sales of Shin Ramyun of Nongshim, available in both packaged and cup noodle forms, amounted to 383.6 billion won (US$287.8 million) last year, topping the list [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. said Sunday it will be releasing Shin Ramyun The Red, an extra spicy limited edition of its flagship noodle Shin Ramyun, on August 14. Shin Ramyun The Red measures around 7,500 Scoville heat units (SHU), which is twice as spicy as the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top noodle maker Nongshim Co.’s popular instant noodles “Shin Ramyun” and “Chapagetti” have been listed as New York Magazine’s Best Instant Noodles. The Strategist, a website run by the American biweekly magazine, introduced the two products in an article titled ‘The Best Instant Noodles, According to Chefs [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time, instant noodle maker Nongshim Co.’s flagship product Shin Ramyun sales overseas have exceeded domestic sales in South Korea. The company reported that, as of the third quarter of this year, Shin Ramyun’s foreign sales stood at 370 billion won (US$310.5 million), accounting or 53.6 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is a food lover’s paradise. And there are a wide range of delicious dishes in every corner of the country to suit every taste as its people enjoy various culinary delights anytime, anywhere. Among other things, South Korea has a wide variety of noodles on offer, including [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Nongshim Co., the country’s top instant noodle maker, said Wednesday its best-selling instant noodles are now sold at every Walmart store in the United States, as it attempts to expand its presence in the global market. Nongshim said its Shin Ramyun is now being sold at 4,692 Walmart stores [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales volume of Nongshim instant noodle lineups hit a record on November 11, when Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group offered steep discounts on products on its website Taobao in celebration of Singles Day. Nongshim, South Korea’s largest processed food manufacturer, announced on November 13 that the sales [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Nongshim’s Shin-Ramyun and the mega-hit drama “My Love from the Star” were among the masterpieces of Korea selected by the Chinese. The Korea Marketing Association (KMA) announced on October 23 that the list of 42 Korean masterpiece products “mostly loved by the Chinese.” KMA conducted an online survey with 10,768 [...]