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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Food |
| Founded | March 28, 1953 (Japan) 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 of instant ramen noodles, cup noodles, and Yakisoba produced by Toyo Suisan of Tokyo, Japan. The Maruchan 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 in Irvine, California. Maruchan has other plants in Richmond, Virginia, and one in Bexar County, Texas.[1] Maruchan produces over 3.6 billion packages of ramen noodle soup a year. In the United States and Mexico, Maruchan ramen is widely popular.[2]
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