Parent company
Nestlé is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world measured by revenues. Nestlé's products includes baby food, breakfast cereal, bottled water, coffee, confectionery, diary products, ice cream, pet food and snacks. Nestlé has around 450 factories, operates in 86 countries, and employs around 328,000 people.
Maggi Noodles
It is a brand of instant noodles manufactured by Nestlé. Maggi noodles are part of the Maggi family, a Nestlé brand of instant soups, stocks, and noodles. Nestlé India Ltd. offered a variety of culinary products such as instant noodles, soups, sauces and ketchups, cooking aids (seasonings), etc., under the Maggi brand. Of these, instant noodles had been the company’s main product category in the culinary segment since the launch of Maggi 2 Minute Noodles (Maggi noodles) in 1982. In fact, the word "Maggi" has become a synonymous term for any brand of instant noodles in India and Malaysia.
Claimed to be "2 minute noodles", The Maggi noodle cake and seasoning is added into boiling water for two minutes and it is ready for consumption. Maggi noodles come in a variety of flavors. Maggi is very popular in many countries across the world. Maggi has adapted itself to the culture and taste of each country, thus we have many variants in local flavors.
Competitors:
Due to its fast cooking properties Maggi today has occupied an important position in almost every Indian kitchen. Maggi has been dominating the Indian noodles industry since a period of almost 26 years. Other competitors of Maggi are Sunfeast, Smith & Jones, Ching's, Top Ramen.
How the brand has changed:
The old Maggi advertisements always showed children enjoying it as a snack in the evening, or an after school snack. For many years since it’s introduction in the Indian market it was perceived as a snack for children. The tag line used to be, “ Badi gazab ki