See a container of Cup Noodles at a convenience store and you might think of dorm rooms and cheap calories. But, as Alisa Freedman, a professor of Japanese literature, cultural studies and gender at ...

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has arrested a 47-year-old man, Adetayo Adewodun, for impersonating a LASTMA officer and extorting money from a motorist at Itire Junction in ...

Noodles & Company is preparing to celebrate its 30th anniversary this October with a nostalgic nod to its early days. The fast casual is rolling out a throwback pricing promotion, giving rewards ...

Eating ramen three or more times a week increases the risk of an early death, a new study from Japan has found. The noodle soup, which contains wheat noodles in a salty, pork-based broth, that is ...

It’s cheap, tasty and very popular among hungry college students, but some doctors say children are getting severe burns from cooking instant noodles. Shriners Children’s Hospital in Boston said the ...

Food prices remain high even as inflation eases, and instant noodles are at the top of the list of cheap options. More than 100 billion servings of instant ramen are consumed each year, making it one ...

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Zuzanna Staniszewska is affiliated with Kozminski University and ESCP Business School. Géraldine Galindo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...

Nowadays, media often celebrate the "girlboss"—the entrepreneur who works 80-hour weeks to build her brand and success—while corporate campaigns show women who "lean in" in the boardroom and maintain ...

Mother Aomjai wants to comfort your longing with noodles. That is, if you grew up in Thailand. But even if you weren’t raised in Bangkok like she was, she wants to transport you there, as if you’re ...

Noodles & Company may go up for sale. The fast casual announced Wednesday that it’s exploring strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. In addition to a possible sale of “all or part of ...