Myojo Foods (明星食品) is a Japanese instant-noodle maker headquartered in Tokyo, best known for introducing the separate-packet soup sachet — a technical departure from Nissin's pre-seasoned Chikin Ramen that became the dominant Japanese instant-ramen format. The company's flagship lines have been fixtures of Japanese supermarket shelves for decades.
Charumera (チャルメラ) is the signature pack-ramen brand, named after the small double-reed shawm that Japanese street-vendor ramen carts traditionally played to attract customers — an auditory memory deep enough that the instrument itself became synonymous with ramen in Japanese popular culture. Ippeichan Yakisoba Yomise no Aji ("night-market taste") recreates festival-style yakisoba in a tray format, with a distinctive mayonnaise and dried-seaweed garnish. Chukazanmai is the everyday mid-tier pack range. Ramen Juken rounds out the premium offerings.
In 2007 Myojo became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nissin Foods following a hostile takeover bid from a US investment fund, with Nissin stepping in as a white-knight acquirer. The brand still operates and markets independently under the Nissin group umbrella.