About
Remembered for founding the Nissin Food Products Company, this Taiwanese-Japanese businessman played a key role in the invention of instant ramen noodles.
Before Fame
He opened a textiles business in his early twenties and went on to study economics at Ritsumeikan University. His first instant noodles product made its debut in 1958.
Trivia
The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum was established in his honor.
Family Life
Born and raised in Taiwan, he later settled in Osaka, Japan. He and his wife Masako raised children named Hirotoshi, Koki, and Akemi.
Associated With
He and Chun King company founder Jeno Paulucci both developed successful, mass-produced Asian food products.
