What are the top 5 cup ramen collaborations with famous restaurants?
The top 5 cup ramen collaborations with famous stores are conducted by ROI Co., Ltd., one of the largest customer satisfaction improvement platforms in Japan, “Fankuru”. Conducted from August 15th to August 18th.
They conducted a popular vote from 11 cup ramen collaborations with famous stores selected by Fankuru, and introduced the top 5 products. In addition to the comments of Fankuru members, it also links to a list of YouTuber’s food reports. Please refer to various opinions and impressions.
60% of respondents buy cup ramen made in collaboration with famous restaurants
As a result of an awareness survey on cup ramen, it was reported that more than 90% of people liked cup ramen, and more than 60% purchased it at least once a month. In addition, while many collaboration cup ramen with famous stores are on sale, 58% of those who purchase collaboration cup ramen with famous stores are a high percentage of about 60%.
Out of the many cup ramen collaborations with famous restaurants, Fankuru selected 11 cup ramen and asked them, “Which cup ramen do you like most in collaboration with famous restaurants?”
Top 5 cup ramen collaborations with famous restaurants
1st Place: Sumire Sapporo Rich Miso
“Sumire” is a popular miso ramen shop in Hokkaido that has been pursuing the taste of its specialty since it was founded in 1964. Miso ramen in a cup where you can enjoy the rich flavor of violets. Be sure to check out the raw noodle type and the char siu topping! The fragrant aroma is reproduced with the oil extracted by heating miso and vegetables with lard to create a rich and full-bodied miso soup. Seasoned minced meat, seasoned bamboo shoots, green onions, and fried onions bring out the flavor of the soup. The smooth, chewy, curly noodles are perfectly entwined with the soup, making for an excellent eating experience.
Price: 300 Yen (Tax Included)
Comments From Fankuru Members
- The taste of the restaurant is reproduced and it is delicious (Female, 20s)
- I really like the noodles and soup, and it’s a taste that can be eaten deliciously regardless of the season. It’s cup noodles, but I think it tastes better than some of the ramen I eat at chain restaurants. (Female, 30s)
- The soup is rich and the soup stock is effective and delicious. This ramen is sure to drink up to the soup. (Female, 40s)
- The soup is rich and the soup stock is effective and delicious. This ramen is sure to drink up to the soup. (Female, 40s)
- I like ramen, but it’s difficult to go to the local area to eat it. I’m happy with this cup ramen. (Male, 50s)
2nd Place: Mouko Tanmen Nakamoto Spicy Miso
A reproduction of the spicy miso tanmen from the famous spicy ramen restaurant Mouko Tanmen Nakamoto! They has increased the amount of flavored, chewy noodles to achieve the heaviest eating response. The secret to the spiciness and umami is the spicy oil, which contains the aroma of garlic, bringing it closer to the flavor of the addictive restaurant soup. It is truly a cup of “spiciness and umami”!
Price: 216 Yen (Tax Included)
Comments From Fankuru Members
- I like spicy food and it was delicious when I tried it (Female, 20s)
- I often buy it because there is no Mouko Tanmen Nakamoto restaurant nearby. (Female, 30s)
- The soup isn’t just spicy, it’s rich and flavorful. The noodles are also very delicious. I often buy it because it is satisfying to eat. (Male, 40s)
- I have never eaten Mouko Tanmen at a restaurant, but I was interested in it because it was ranked high in the online cup ramen ranking. When I tried it, I liked the taste and spiciness of the soup, so I sometimes want to eat it. (Male, 50s)
3rd Place: Ichiran Tonkotsu
Ichiran, a natural tonkotsu ramen specialty restaurant, created “Ichiran Tonkotsu” by collecting the best of ramen-related techniques. You can enjoy ramen that is packed with Ichiran’s uniqueness anytime, anywhere, just by preparing hot water. Ichiran’s noodles, which are characterized by being straight and thin with a wheat flavor, use custom-made non-fried noodles, and the wheat mixture and water content are adjusted. By combining two types of soup, powder and liquid, it achieves a deep flavor and a smooth mouthfeel. In addition, they has newly developed a secret sauce just for this product.
Price: 490 Yen (Tax Included)
Comments From Fankuru Members
- I’ve always liked Ichiran’s ramen, and the cup noodles are as good as the ones at restaurants. (Female, 20s)
- I like simple tonkotsu ramen, so I buy it every time. (Female, 30s)
- The price was high, but the reproducibility was high and it was delicious. (Female, 40s)
- It captures the characteristics of the store well and is interesting as a product. (Female, 50s)
4th Place: Ippudo Akamaru Shinmi Hakata Tonkotsu
Tonkotsu ramen in a cup where you can enjoy the rich taste of the famous restaurant “Ippudo”. By using thin straight noodles with a mellow pork bone soup that contains spicy miso, which is the key to richness and sharpness, you can enjoy it lightly. With grilled pork, cloud ear fungus, and green onions.
Price: 300 Yen (Tax Included)
Comments From Fankuru Members
- I really like Seven Premium products. Also, I’m happy that I can easily eat something that tastes like what I ate at Ippudo’s actual restaurants. (Female, 20s)
- I felt like I was eating out. (Female, 30s)
- I’m from Kyushu and I love Ippudo. (Female, 40s)
- I like Ippudo ramen. The chances of going to restaurants have drastically decreased due to the corona crisis, so when I suddenly want to eat, I can eat at home (Female, 50s)
5th Place: Santoka Asahikawa Tonkotsu Shio Ramen
The famous Asahikawa ramen restaurant Santoka boasts a cloudy tonkotsu soup that you can drink to the very last drop. Reproduce the shio (salt) ramen. The rich and creamy tonkotsu (pork bone) soup with a strong seafood aroma and umami, and the crisp noodles that blend well with the soup make for a satisfying meal. Please enjoy the taste of a famous restaurant easily. Ingredients include char siu, bamboo shoots, dried sardines, wood ear mushrooms, pickled plums, and green onions.
Price: 300 Yen (Tax Included)
Comments From Fankuru Members
- Eating this makes me uncommonly excited (Female, 30s)
- The restaurant that was nearby is gone, and I’m happy that this ramen has a nostalgic taste. (Female, 40s)
- Although it has a strong pork bone flavor, it has no odor, and the salty taste gives it a refreshing yet umami flavor. (Male, 50s)
Summary: Cup ramen in collaboration with famous restaurants
Seven Premium Gold’s “Sumire Sapporo Rich Miso” is the number one favorite cup ramen from a well-known restaurants. The fact that you can easily buy it at convenience stores and enjoy its highly reproducible taste has made it popular. The 2nd place Seven Premium “Moko Tanmen Nakamoto” is overwhelmingly popular, especially among people in their 20s, and has strong support from people who like spicy food.
What’s your favorite cup ramen collaboration with famous restaurants?
Many of the people who prefer to buy cup ramen from top-ranked famous restaurants are originally fans of the restaurant, and it seems that the high reproducibility of the taste of the restaurant leads to purchasing behavior.
Many people feel grateful that they can fully enjoy the taste of the restaurants with the cup ramen of the collaboration of the famous restaurants, even in the environment where it is difficult to go to the store due to the corona sickness, and it is difficult to enter the ramen shop. Ramen will continue to be loved for a long time.
In the survey by ROI Co., Ltd., in addition to the results reported here, we received responses to a total of 25 questions such as the repeat rate of cup ramen collaborated with famous stores and the reason for purchasing. They are aggregated by age, gender, occupation, and married/unmarried.
Survey method: Internet survey
Survey target: General consumers
Respondents: 1.2 million users nationwide registered with “Fankuru”
Number of responses: 1,000 (Male:360/Female:640)
Survey period: August 15-18, 2022
Survey item: Awareness survey on cup noodles
Number of questions: 25
If you would like to receive the full results of this survey, please contact ROI Co., Ltd.
Location: 1-10-5 Iwamotocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TMM Building 4F
TEL: 03-4400-6630
About Fankuru
Fankuru is one of the largest customer satisfaction improvement platforms in Japan, used by a total of 3,000 companies. By becoming monitors of 1.2 million members nationwide in stores and at home, collecting their experiences and voices, analyzing them in detail, and providing feedback to companies, we can build services that better reflect the voices of our customers.
Many companies and stores have seen a V-shaped recovery in sales even during the COVID-19 pandemic by using “Fankuru”. This is because they have succeeded in acquiring repeaters and creating fans by reflecting their unique experiences and voices in their services. “Fankuru” is currently used not only by restaurants, but also by a wide range of businesses such as beauty salons and food and beverage manufacturers.
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