NISSIN FOODS SINGAPORE PTE. - Key Persons
NISSIN FOODS founder Momofuku Ando was born in 1910, a year in which Halley's Comet made a close Earth approach. Ando lost both parents in early childhood and was raised by grandparents who ran a kimono fabric shop, where he gained a close-up view of a place of business. Ando, who was filled with a spirit of independence and strong business drive, desired to do something new that no one else was doing. His first choice of occupation was the textiles business, and at the tender age of twenty-two he founded a company that sold knitted goods, which enjoyed great success. Ando became involved in a variety of other business ventures, including the manufacture of slide projectors, charcoal production, the fabrication of barrack housing, salt production, and the founding of a school. Ando's characteristic entrepreneurial spirit to rapidly commercialize ideas based on a quick grasp of emerging trends. The vitality to persevere and overcome failure emerged at this time. He engaged in all of these businesses on the basis of a firm conviction that he should seek out work that contributes to people's lives.