Our Story

What do frozen fish, championship athletes, and instant ramen have in common? Read on to learn about Maruchan's unlikely rise to global noodle-dom.

1953

Maruchan founded as a small frozen fish distributorship in tokyo by kazuo mori

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1961

Maruchan expands to instant noodle manufacturing & distribution in Japan

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1977

Maruchan begins manufacturing & distributing noodles in the US

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1984

Maruchan is the official soup of the 1984 olympics

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2019

Maruchan begins distributing restaurant-quality Gold in the U.S.

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Maruchan Promise

We promise we will never waiver from the commitment to the highest quality and standards that Kazuo Mori founded in 1953.

We promise we will never waiver from the commitment to the highest quality and standards that Kazuo Mori founded in 1953.

Woman smiling and holding a microphone in one hand and a cup of instant lunch noodles in her other hand

51 METERS OF NOODLES IN EVERY PACKET OF MARUCHAN.

cue chop sticks training montage.

INSTANT NOODLE WAS NAMED THE BEST INVENTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

In second place, karaoke (of course).

ALL FORMS OF SLURPING ACCEPTED HERE.

In fact, it’s the preferred method to cool your noodles.

MARUCHAN

IN THE WILD