Momofuku Ando

@Inventor of Instant Noodles, Birthday and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Momofuku Ando was a Japanese inventor and businessman and the founder of 'Nissin Food Products Co Japanese Business People Pisces Celebrities Momofuku Ando was the founder of the Japanese food product company called ‘Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd.’ He also invented the concept of instant noodles, cup noodles and instant ramen which became famous as the cheapest and most convenient food. He became concerned about the food problem existing in Japan after the Second World War and embarked on a series of experiments to bring noodles to the table of every household in Japan. After trying many things resulting in errors, he finally devised a method where noodles could be prepared instantly by pouring warm water on them. The Japanese people took to this new type of food as fish takes to water and soon every Japanese was having their familiar bowl of noodles made from the wheat flour supplied by the United Sates government instead of bread made from the same wheat flour. He was acknowledged as a great inventor by the Japanese for bringing food to the hungry people of Japan at a time when there was devastation all around the country. He was felicitated by not only the Japanese for his endeavors but also by the American government for solving food crisis in his country.

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Birthday: March 5, 1910 Died on: January 5, 2007 Nationality: Japanese Famous: Businessman, Inventor of Instant Noodles, Business People Spouses: Masako Ando Childrens: Akemi Horinouchi, Hirotoshi Ando, Koki Ando Universities: Ritsumeikan University Information Detail Birthday March 5, 1910 Died on January 5, 2007 Nationality Japanese Famous Businessman, Inventor of Instant Noodles, Business People Spouses Masako Ando Childrens Akemi Horinouchi, Hirotoshi Ando, Koki Ando Universities Ritsumeikan University Founder / Co-Founder Nissin Foods Discoveries / Inventions Instant Noodles Birth Place Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan Gender Male Sun Sign Pisces Born in Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan Famous as Inventor of instant noodles Died at Age 96

Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan

Momofuku Ando born at Unsplash Birth Place

Momofuku Ando died of heart failure in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on 5th January, 2007 at the age of 96 leaving behind wife Masako, a daughter and two sons. Unsplash Personal Life

The ‘Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum’ in Japan is named after him. Unsplash Personal Life

Momofuku Ando was born in the Taiwanese city of Kagi-cho (presently known as Chiayi) on 5th of March, 1910. The name given to him by his parents was Go Pek-Hok. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After the death of his parents, he started living with his grandparents inside the city walls of Tainan-cho which is known as Tainan today. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Taking inspiration from his grandparents who were the owners of a small business store for textiles, Momofuku Ando spent about 190,000 Yen which he had received as inheritance from his parents to start a textile company in Daitotei (Taipei) at the age of twenty-two. Unsplash Career

He went to Osaka, Japan, in 1933 to study economics at the Ritsumeikan University. While studying there he started a clothing company. Unsplash Career

After the Second World War he became a Japanese citizen. His original Chinese name of Go Pek-Hok was changed to the Japanese name of Momofuku and the Japanese surname Ando was added to it. Unsplash Career

A case of tax evasion was brought against him in 1948 and he was sent to jail where he spent almost two years. He had given out scholarships to needy students and this was considered a form of tax evasion then. Unsplash Career

He lost his clothing company due to bankruptcy and started a small family-owned salt producing company in Ikeda, Osaka. This company was the fore-runner of the present day company. Unsplash Career

Till the last day before his death, Momofuku Ando used to eat chicken ramen which he claimed to be the best food for maintaining good health. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	March 5, 1910
Died on	January 5, 2007
Nationality	Japanese
Famous	Businessman, Inventor of Instant Noodles, Business People
Spouses	Masako Ando
Childrens	Akemi Horinouchi, Hirotoshi Ando, Koki Ando
Universities	Ritsumeikan University
Founder / Co-Founder	Nissin Foods
Discoveries / Inventions	Instant Noodles
Birth Place	Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Pisces
Born in	Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Famous as	Inventor of instant noodles
Died at Age	96

Momofuku Ando

Japanese

Mar 5, 1910

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Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan