In the instant noodle industry, we focused on the top five Nissin Foods, Toyo Suisan, Sanyo Foods, Acecook, and Shimadaya to investigate their SDGs initiatives. Each company's website has an easy-to-understand description of its SDGs initiatives.

At the ramen shops, Marugen Ramen (Monogatari Corporation), Mendoka, and Karamen Masumoto, who cooperated in the questionnaire, and the top three ramen industry companies, Hiday Hidaka, Korakuen, and Chikara no Gen HD, posted on their websites. I checked. Natural tonkotsu ramen * Ichiran, which is researching and posting SDGs in an easy-to-understand manner, is also listed.


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Support for food banks and children's cafeterias,
Provision of chashu and souvenir products for disaster relief (Ichiran)




Subscription Cup Noodle Rolling Stock (Nissin Foods)
We provide food assistance to disaster areas. We have provided 3.64 million meals in Japan and 1.74 million meals in Asian countries. In addition, 959,000 servings of instant noodles were provided free of charge to China, 1,147,000 servings to the United States, and 110,000 servings to Europe (Nissin Food Products).
Efforts with food banks (Toyo Suisan)




Own factory food factory (noodle factory) acquired Aichi Prefecture HACCP certification (Marugen)
Development and manufacturing of products that meet health consciousness. In particular, he is focusing on immunological research, aging care, and improving nutritional metabolism. In order to meet the health-conscious needs of consumers, we have developed sugar-free products, salt-free products, products that supplement nutrition, products containing whole grains, products that take raw materials into account, foods with functional claims, and health foods. Develop and manufacture (Nissin Foods)
Practicing health management-regular health checkups, stress checks, subsidies for influenza vaccinations, introduction of a flextime system and telecommuting, complete separation of smoking areas within the company, etc. (Ichiran)
Development of products that meet customer needs (Shimadaya)




Participated in the "United Nations WPF Red Cup Campaign" that supports school lunches in developing countries. A portion of the sales of our main products, Chicken Ramen, Chicken Ramen Donburi, and Frozen Nissin Chicken Ramen Kin no Fried Rice, will be donated (Nissin Food Products)




Creating a workplace environment where everyone can work comfortably Maternity and childcare leave acquisition/return rate 100% Formulation of an action plan for the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace Registration as a Fukuoka Prefecture "company declaring childcare support" (Ichiran)




Hygiene management-Hourly cleaning manual, cleaning check sheet, hand washing check list, permanent hygiene staff for each hour, etc. (Ichiran)




Using Renewable Energy at Logistics Centers (Marugen)
Environmental Considerations - Introduction of special water purification and filtration systems in factories and stores, introduction of waste oil recovery equipment, introduction of all-electric systems, use of eco-friendly detergents, conversion of lighting to LEDs, etc. (Ichiran)
The fuel used at the head office, Kansai, and Kyushu plants will be switched from heavy oil and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) to LNG (liquefied natural gas), including city gas, by January 2017 (Sanyo Foods)




Creating a work environment that makes the most of abilities - Introduced ability grade system and incentive system - Interviews three times a year - Listening to career plans - Mentor system that transcends departmental boundaries - OJT system for managers - License system at stores (one orchid)




Monthly cleaning activities around the office ・Welcome tourists at the head office building ・Implementation of the Ichiran Wagaku Band ・Participation in local Fukuoka and Nakasu community development activities Support
Ichiran Special Match Acceptance of workplace experience for junior and senior high school students Development of “Ichiran Forest Itoshima” in Itoshima (Ichiran)




Implementation of recycling by methane conversion of food residue (Marugen Ramen Tsuchiura store)
Introduction of take-out bags containing biomass materials derived from plants (Marugen)
Introduction of eco chopsticks (Marugen)
Paper material change for year-end and New Year lucky bags (Marugen)
We procure palm oil made with consideration for preventing deforestation and conserving biodiversity. Joined the RSPO in October 2017 and established a system to procure palm oil certified by a third party (Nissin Food Products)
Reuse 99% of the waste generated in the manufacturing process as fertilizer and feed, contributing to a recycling-oriented society with low environmental impact (Sanyo Foods)
Using food waste effectively, the inevitable chive soy sauce born from the popular spicy noodle shop's "Mottainai" (Karamen Masumoto)
Efforts to reduce CO2 (Toyo Suisan)
Promoting the use of domestic raw materials (Shimadaya)
Gas cogeneration system, measures to reduce CO2, efforts to recycle garbage (Heidi Hidaka)
Cooking loss reduction ・Training employees to take orders, introduction of digital ordering ・Technical improvement training for cooks ・Proposal of discounts if customers agree (Korakuen)
★Attach the Rosunon logo to the table to make your efforts visible to customers
Removal of disposal loss ・PB (private brand) products sold at stores are discarded before their expiration date according to our own standards. Sales (Kourakuen)
Reduce leftovers/Provide take-out containers/Environmentally friendly containers that partially use plant materials (biomass) (Korakuen)




Making cups even more plant-based. Cup Noodles to Biomass ECO Cups (Nissin Food Products)
Since FY2014, efforts have been made to switch to LED lighting at the head office, Kansai, and Kyushu factories, which will be completed in March 2020 (Sanyo Foods)
Efforts to reduce fluorocarbon leakage (Toyo Suisan)
Introduced eco-chopsticks and an energy monitoring system (Heidi Hidaka)
"Plant-based" Sales of plant-based Akamaru made from plant-derived ingredients ・Koku deep soy milk x kelp soup ・Whole grain noodles without eggs, etc. (Chikaranomoto HD)




Fry fish release activity (Toyo Suisan)
Each factory continuously manages the amount of water used and the amount of wastewater discharged, and strives to reduce the amount of water used.
Reduction and strengthening of waste management (Toyo Suisan)
Use of unused fish (Ace Cook)




Research on Cultured Steak Meat (Nissin Foods) so that diverse organisms can live
Reducing the amount of packaging film used for individual servings of bag noodles (Sanyo Foods)
Installation of a biotope (Toyo Suisan)




Support for "Kokoro no Barrier Free Plan" (Marugen)
Extension of expiration date (Toyo Suisan)

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