Ajisen Ramen Explained
Ajisen Ramen (Japanese: 味千ラーメン,) is a Japan-based chain of fast food restaurants selling Japanese ramen noodle soup dishes. The company's logo, featuring artwork of a little girl named Chii-chan, can be found on their stores and products. Outside of Japan, Ajisen Ramen has outlets in Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Marianas, Mongolia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the United States, Vietnam, Morocco and Panama. There are over 700 Ajisen Ramen restaurants.[1]
History
- 1968 – Pork bone white soup based Tonkotsu ramen from Kurume, Fukuoka was modified with garlic flavour by a Hakka person from Meinong, Taiwan in Kumamoto, Japan. He is the founder Takaharu Shigemitsu (Japanese: 重光孝治 Shigemitsu Takaharu), or original name Liu Tan Hsiang .
- 1972 – Shigemitsu Industry Co., Ltd. was incorporated and a noodle and soup factory was established. Franchising was started by the company.
- 1994 – The first oversea joint venture business was started at Taipei, Taiwan. It ended three years later without success.
- 1996 – With the death of Takaharu Shigemitsu, his son Katsuaki Shigemitsu took over the business. Daisy Poon[2] (
Notes and References
- Curry, Judy (February 8, 2017). "Restaurant Review: Ajisen Ramen on Clairemont Mesa" . San Diego Free Press.
- Web site: 【講演レポート】教養講座「重光克昭氏」講演要旨 . Lecture report: Summary of Katsuaki Shigemitsu's talk . ja . Sojo University . June 10, 2016 . August 14, 2024 . 7th paragraph .
