Who owns Mr Noodles?
Mr Noodles is owned by PRAN-RFL (Bangladesh).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: PRAN Foods — Our Brands, PRAN-RFL Group. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- PRAN-RFL Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, Dhaka
- Origin
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Mr Noodles
Mr Noodles is PRAN's instant noodle brand, sold in three formats: packet instant noodles, cup noodles and a snack version called Ready Bite that is eaten dry rather than cooked. Instant noodles are one of the categories where a Bangladeshi manufacturer competes directly with imported and multinational brands on the same shelf, and Mr Noodles is the name PRAN fields there.
Ownership timeline of Mr Noodles
Where Mr Noodles sits in PRAN-RFL
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full PRAN-RFL brand portfolio (14) →
Other brands owned by PRAN-RFL
PRAN-RFL controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in pasta, and who owns them
The 121 brands in pasta on Brandtree belong to 63 owners. The largest is Ebro Foods, with 15; PRAN-RFL has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bertagni | Ebro Foods | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Indomie | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Camil | Camil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mimee | Dufil Prima Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Don Vicente | Molinos | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Corticella | Newlat Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Chikin Ramen | Nissin Foods | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| La Cantonesa | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
About the owner: PRAN-RFL
PRAN-RFL is a privately held company headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, founded in 1981. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control.
PRAN-RFL is the largest food and beverage group in Bangladesh by its own account, founded in 1981 by the late Amjad Khan Chowdhury and run from PRAN Center in Badda, Dhaka. The group began as Rangpur Foundry, which is where the RFL half of the name comes from, and now lists around 200 brands across ten food categories, from carbonated drinks and biscuits to rice, spices and frozen parathas. It says it exports to more than 145 countries, and the name is glossed by the company as meaning life.
🇧🇩 Mr Noodles and other Bangladeshi brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 51 brands that began in Bangladesh. 2 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Mr Noodles is not one of them.
- ACI Nutrilife — ACI Limited 🇧🇩
- Energy Plus — Olympic Industries 🇧🇩
- Zerocal — Square Toiletries 🇧🇩
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines — Biman Bangladesh 🇧🇩
- Coca-Cola Bangladesh Beverages — Coca-Cola İçecek 🇹🇷
- Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of Bangladesh — LIC of India 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Mr Noodles?
The parent company of Mr Noodles is PRAN-RFL, a privately held company headquartered in Bangladesh.
Is Mr Noodles Bangladeshi?
Yes. Mr Noodles originated in Bangladesh and its owner, PRAN-RFL, is also headquartered in Bangladesh.
Is Mr Noodles still owned by PRAN-RFL?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Mr Noodles is still owned by PRAN-RFL. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] PRAN Foods — Our Brands — PRAN-RFL Group, Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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