KUALA LUMPUR — More than a half-century after his father invented instant noodles to feed Japan's war-ravaged masses, Koki Ando says it is time to change the high-calorie, salt-laden fast food into healthier fare.
This week, Ando chaired a World Instant Noodles Summit that brought together manufacturers to focus on the food's future: less salt to lure health-conscious customers, better environmental standards and a bigger push for corporate responsibility by donating noodles to disaster victims.
"Evolution is very important" for the noodle industry, the chief executive of Nissin Foods Holdings said at the end of the two-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur of representatives from nearly 50 companies.