History of Sanyo Foods in America
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1978 FEB.
Established and incorporated Sanyo Foods Corp. of America, in Garden Grove, California.
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1978 NOV.
Started selling shelf-stable instant noodles in Original, Chicken and Beef flavors.
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1979
Made inroads into the Canadian market.
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1983
Released shelf-stable instant noodles in Shrimp flavor.
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1986
Released shelf-stable instant noodles in Yakisoba (chowmein) and Miso flavors.
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1992
Released shelf-stable instant cup noodles in Original, Chicken, Beef & Shrimp flavors.
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2011
Released shelf-stable instant noodles in Shio and Hot & Spicy Chicken flavors. Also released value packs of five Original, Miso and Shio flavors. Miso flavor was renewed.
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2015
Released shelf-stable instant noodles in Tonkotsu flavor.