Dosirac

This article is about instant noodles. For packed meal, see Dosirak.
Dosirac
Product typeRamyeon
Produced byPaldo
CountrySouth Korea
Introduced1986
WebsiteOfficial website (Russian)

Dosirac (Korean: 도시락, Russian: Доширак) is a brand of cup ramyeon produced by Paldo in South Korea since 1986. The brand is sold in 30 countries and annual sales exceed $1.5 billion.

The literal translation of 도시락 means lunchbox.

Since being introduced to the market in the 1990s, Dosirac has become one of the most popular brands of instant noodles in Russia and Central Asian nations such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, albeit slightly rebranded as Doshirac ("Доширак" in Cyrillic).[1] It was first introduced to Russians through sellers who visited Korea via the port of Busan.[2] To facilitate its growing popularity in the country, Paldo had opened a subsidiary in Russia in 2002.[3] It makes up over 60% of the instant noodle market in Russia and its immense popularity has led people in the country to refer to all instant noodles as Doshirac.[4] In June 2019, Paldo applied to register Doshirac as a trademark with Russia's patent office; after being rejected, the application sparked a court case that Paldo eventually won in 2021.[5]

As for 2010s, Доширак brand name is also used for the simplified (no-box) instant noodles, initially known as "Kvisti" - a smaller (70g e.g. 2,3 oz) brick of instant noodles the similar texture and the similar spices. The cup-less "Doshirac Kvisti" packet is only the third of the price of the "classic" box of Doshirac.

  1. ^ Park, Si-soo (2013-06-04). "Paldo expanding business in Russia, US". Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ Park, Yong (2013-06-28). "Korean cup noodle attacks the taste of the world". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  3. ^ Choi, Joon-ho (2018-07-29). "Korean ramyeon fires up foreign taste buds". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  4. ^ Jeong, Seong-jin (23 April 2015). "팔도 도시락 컵라면 40억개 팔렸다". Chosun Biz. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  5. ^ Chung, Hee-young; Lee, Eun-joo (2021-04-19). "Paldo's Doshirak gains well-known trademark recognition in Russia". Pulse. Retrieved 2022-04-12.