an ▁literally ▁means ▁" S app oro ' s ▁number ▁one ▁[ no od le ] ", ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁particular ▁relation ▁between ▁S app oro ▁Ich ib an ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁S app oro , ▁H ok ka ido , ▁where ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁sales ▁branch . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁S any o ▁Food s ▁had ▁previously ▁kept ▁their ▁headquarters , ▁and ▁R & D ▁all ▁in ▁their ▁original ▁town ▁of ▁Ma eb ashi ▁city , ▁Gun ma ▁pre fect ure , ▁but ▁their ▁headquarters ▁have ▁leg ally ▁moved ▁to ▁Min ato - ku , ▁Tokyo . ▁They ▁have ▁built ▁their ▁plants ▁for ▁domestic ▁products ▁in ▁Gun ma , ▁Ch iba , ▁N ara , ▁and ▁Fu ku oka . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁sales ▁branch ▁in ▁S app oro . ▁Product s ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁are ▁made ▁in ▁Garden ▁Gro ve , ▁California . ▁ ▁Product s ▁ ▁R amen ▁R amen ▁flav ors ▁include : ▁ ▁" Original " ▁( Red ▁package ) ▁a ▁m ild ▁so y ▁sau ce ▁flav or , ▁deb uted ▁in ▁stores ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁M iso ▁( O range ▁package ), ▁deb uted ▁in ▁stores ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Sh io ▁( S alt ) ▁( Black ▁and ▁Red ▁package ), ▁deb uted ▁in ▁stores ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁▁ ▁Ton k ots u ▁( G old ▁package ) ▁▁ ▁Ch icken