上海市人口众多,另有300万名外省劳工,再加上生活步伐快,使该区成为一个极有潜力的方便面市场。 据统计,上海方便面年销量超过6千万包(每包内有50至150克面),其中有超过80％都是其它省份的产品。 方便面生产技术并不复杂。1979年,上海益民食品公司从国外引进了生产线。可是,由于市场尚未成熟,产品滞销。4年后工厂便关闭了。 Shanghai has a large population, and another 3 million laborers from other provinces, coupled with a fast pace of life, make this area a very promising instant noodle market. According to statistics, the annual sales volume of instant noodles in Shanghai exceeds 60 million packs (50 to 150 grams per pack), of which more than 80% are products of other provinces. Instant noodle production technology is not complicated. In 1979, Shanghai Yimin Food Company introduced a production line from abroad. However, because the market is not yet mature, the products are unmarketable. Four years later the factory was closed.