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Sarah ChenFood

Vietnamese consume over 1,000 tons of instant noodle daily

Over 1,127 tons of instant noodles were consumed a day in Vietnam last year, surging than 20% compared to 2016, according to the UK-based market research firm Euromonitor. In 2021, Vietnam consumed about 411,500 tons of instant noodles, up 9% against 2020.…

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Maria SantosFood

EU warns Vietnamese instant noodle products contain banned substance

Germany has issued warnings about certain imported Vietnamese instant noodle products that contain heightened levels of ethylene oxide, a banned substance. The Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS), under the…

Kiki Noodles 1
Maria SantosFood

Slendier unveils Instant Soybean Noodles range

Health-food company Slendier has launched Instant Noodles made from soybean and “authentic” seasoning. Available online and in Woolworths (RRP $5.25), the low-carb, low-calorie, vegan meal alternative is promoted as the “most nutritionally rich” instant…

Kiki Noodles 1
Wei ZhangFood

Instant noodle store an unlikely hit with Thai youth

In Thailand, a country famous for its flavourful, spicy cuisine and street food, instant noodles may seem an unlikely culinary hit. But for teenagers like Ratchadaporn Krongngam, a store that stocks more than 70 types of instant noodles from across Asia and…

Instant noodles
Sarah ChenFood

Instant noodle producers gain from Vietnamese craving

Noodle companies in Vietnam posted strong figures last year as the country became the third-largest market globally with over 7 billion servings. Masan Consumer, which makes Omachi and Kokomi noodles, saw revenues from packaged food, including noodles, rising…

Kiki Noodles 1
Wei ZhangFood

Vietnam world’s third largest instant noodles market

Vietnam has become the world’s third-largest instant noodles market with over 7.03 billion servings consumed last year, up two places from a year before. This is an increase of 29 percent from 2019 and a new record for the country, according to data from the…

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Rajiv MenonFood

Vietnam’s love for instant noodles rises to near-boiling point

Vietnamese people consumed more than 4.9 million packs of instant noodles last year, behind China, Indonesia and Japan, new data shows. Vienam has held fourth spot since 2012 in the rankings compiled annually by the World Instant Noodle Associations (WINA).…

Instant noodles
Wei ZhangFood

Instant noodles sales slumps in China

Instant noodles, once an easy meal for millions of Chinese workers, is getting less popular. Workers scrapping instant noodles are seen as a symbol of the chaining lifestyle of the working class. The sales of instant noodles fell 12.5 percent last year. The…

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