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Instant Noodle Sales 2012: 100 Billion Units Sold Last Year, Says World Instant Noodle Association

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Asian instant noodles in bowl in front of rice cooker.
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Asian instant noodles in bowl in front of rice cooker.

Instant noodles: They're cheap, easy to make and even sometimes tasty. They come in all sorts of synthetically-delicious flavours like "beef", "chicken" and "vegetable." Or at least that's what's written on the small powder packets that come with them.

It's such an established industry that there's been an association for it since 1997. The International Ramen Manufacturers Association (IRMA) was kickstarted by Momofuku Ando, who invented instant noodles in 1958, and attracted various instant noodle manufacturers worldwide.

WINA's website also shows sales figures from 2008-12 for its expanding market, developing countries like Vietnam, Indonesia and India.

"We think global sales will continue growing particularly in some developing nations."

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