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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Food |
| Founded | March 28, 1953; 72 years ago (1953-03-28) (Japan) 1972; 54 years ago (1972) (United States) |
| Headquarters | Japan Kōnan,Minato, Tokyo United States Irvine, California |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Maruchan Ramen Instant Lunch Yakisoba |
| Parent | Toyo Suisan (Japan) Maruchan Inc. (United States) |
| Website | maruchan |
Maruchan (マルちゃん,Maru-chan) is a brand ofinstant ramen noodles,cup noodles, andYakisoba produced byToyo Suisan ofTokyo, Japan. TheMaruchan brand is used for noodle products in Japan and as the operating name for Toyo Suisan's division in the United States, Maruchan Inc. In 1972, Toyo Suisan entered the American market with Maruchan USA, and in 1977, established a plant inIrvine, California. Maruchan has other plants inRichmond, Virginia, and one inBexar County, Texas.[1] Maruchan produces over 3.6 billion packages of ramen noodle soup a year. In theUnited States andMexico, Maruchan ramen is widely popular.[2]
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Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd ofTokyo, Japan, founded on March 28, 1953, is a consumerpackaged foods company in Japan. Toyo Suisan's effort to become an international food company brought them to the United States, where, in 1972, they established Maruchan USA. At first, Maruchan USA was only a marketing company, importing and distributing ramen from Japan. After operating for five years as a distributor of imported products, Maruchan built its manufacturing facility inIrvine, California, in 1977, where it began producing Maruchan brand ramen. Since 1977 Maruchan has grown steadily and has become an industry leader in North America, alongside other instant noodle brands such asTop Ramen andSapporo Ichiban.
Maruchan is a Japanese word composed of two parts, maru and chan. Maru means circle[a], or round, as in the shape of a ball or a happy child's face. In Japanese, roundness has a connotation of friendliness.[3] Thehonorific suffixchan is used affectionately for a child or as a term of endearment.[4]
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