Hyderabad, July 15, 2012: Indo Nissin Foods Limited (INFL), the makers of Top Ramen noodles, today felicitated its Brand Ambassador, SainaNehwal, India's No.1 Badminton player and one of India's top hopes for the upcoming Olympic Games in London. INFL is also an Official Co-sponsor of the Indian Olympic contingent this year.

The Managing Director of INFL, Mr. Yuji Tabeta, presented Saina with a souvenir and wished her luck for the upcoming Olympics at her residence this morning. Speaking about his meeting with Saina, Mr. Tabeta said, "Saina has been associated with Top Ramen since January 2011 and we are very proud of her success on the badminton court internationally. On behalf of the entire Indo Nissin family, all our associates and customers, I take this opportunity to wish her the very best, and encourage her to "Be the Champion" at the world's foremost athletic meet."

Further, commenting on their association with the IOA this year, he said, "We are privileged to be associated with the IOA, and in turn support the entire Indian contingent that is leaving to London for the Olympics. When we re-launched our flagship brand, Top Ramen with the new brand proposition of 'Be the Champion', we started this with an insight, i.e. 'there's a champion in every child'. We found that the best way to emphasize this belief and reach out to our target group would be helping the cause of Indian Athletes at the Olympics - an event famed for the celebration of sportsmanship. Our association is in line with our strong belief that all forms of sport should be given an equal opportunity to flourish and be encouraged in a country like India."

Company Brief: The inventors of Instant noodles Nissin Food Holdings Co. Ltd, Japan, established their operations in India more than 20 years back as Indo Nissin Foods Limited. The company has a flagship brand, Top Ramen, and other brands like Cup Noodles and Mug Noodles.

In January 2011, the brand saw a major revamp of its flagship brand Top Ramen, mainly done to bring newness to the consumer. The core target group of Top Ramen is kids. As part of this re-launch the brand proposition is 'Be the Champion' apart from a complete re-launch of the product, Top Ramen signed on India No.1 Badminton Player SainaNehwal to endorse the brand.