So this is interesting - unable to compete on price, because a low price products are not trusted to be safe, they compete on free products (as a proxy for a discount).
Doesn't this make any agreement to stop offering giveaways akin to price fixing?
Seriously, it's a work of art in itself. Reuters tends to be a bit more formulaic and boring with titles, but I can't imagine a better one for this piece.
" Whilst Uni-President is pulling back for now, analyst Nice Wang at Yuanta Securities in Shanghai said the price battle may not be over"
heh
On a more serious note, i think it is much better for the consumers if the major players in the fast food game are keeping product quality at a relatively constant level whilst giving away free things (Opposed to the american method of making food quicker and cheaper)
I don't think prepackaged noodles with soup flavoring can get much quicker or cheaper...and 'quality' is not something I'd associate with them. Have a look at the nutritional information on a pack - it's horrifying even before you realize that the package contains two servings.
Wow, I've eaten a lot of maruchen in my life, and i feel like a pretty healthy guy, but man that reads like poison. I wonder if there is a difference in quality/nutrition between american/western instant noodles and Chinese.
They are virtually identical, bar the packaging. Any fried noodle is going to be nutritionally atrocious.
EDIT: for the curious, a package of instant ramen has 14g of fat (7 saturated) and 1660mg of sodium. Somewhat surprisingly, it has ~8g of protein. For comparison, that's half the fat of a big mac, but twice the sodium.
If you're referring to Maruchan, it's actually a subsidiary of a Japanese company. Instant noodles were invented in post-WW2 Japan by a Taiwanese immigrant.
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heh
On a more serious note, i think it is much better for the consumers if the major players in the fast food game are keeping product quality at a relatively constant level whilst giving away free things (Opposed to the american method of making food quicker and cheaper)
EDIT: for the curious, a package of instant ramen has 14g of fat (7 saturated) and 1660mg of sodium. Somewhat surprisingly, it has ~8g of protein. For comparison, that's half the fat of a big mac, but twice the sodium.
If you're referring to Maruchan, it's actually a subsidiary of a Japanese company. Instant noodles were invented in post-WW2 Japan by a Taiwanese immigrant.