Who owns Wai Wai?
Wai Wai is owned by CG Corp Global (Nepal).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: CG Corp Global — our business. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- CG Corp Global reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇵 Nepal, Kathmandu
- Origin
- 🇳🇵 Nepal
- Founded
- 1984
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Wai Wai
Wai Wai is the instant noodle brand CG Foods was built on, made from 1984 at a Kathmandu factory set up in technical collaboration with the Thai Preserved Food Factory of Thailand, and the first brown noodles manufactured in Nepal. It is eaten dry from the packet as often as cooked. The company opened its first Indian production line in 2006 and now runs noodle lines in Nepal, India, Serbia, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan; it calls itself the fastest-growing instant noodle company in India, where seven of its plants are.
Ownership timeline of Wai Wai
- Current owner CG Corp Global [1] reported
Where Wai Wai sits in CG Corp Global
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by CG Corp Global
CG Corp Global controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 2 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.
| 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: CG Corp Global
CG Corp Global is a privately held company headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal, founded in 1935. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
CG Corp Global is the largest business enterprise in Nepal and, by its own description, the country's first and only billion-dollar multinational, run from Kathmandu by the Chaudhary family and chaired by Binod Chaudhary. It says it comprises more than 202 companies and 261 brands with over 20,000 employees in more than 32 countries, spanning hotels and resorts, education, real estate, packaged food and drink, financial services, consumer electronics, cement and hydropower. The food business is the part that travels: CG Foods built its first instant noodle factory in Kathmandu in 1984 and now has plants in Nepal, India, Serbia, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan, and says its products reach more than 35 countries across five continents.
CG Corp Global: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇳🇵 Wai Wai and other Nepali brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 17 brands that began in Nepal. 1 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Wai Wai is not one of them.
- Buddha Air — Buddha Air 🇳🇵
- Himalaya Airlines — Himalaya Airlines 🇳🇵
- Life Insurance Corporation (Nepal) — LIC of India 🇮🇳
- Nepal Airlines — Nepal Airlines 🇳🇵
- Shree Airlines — Shree Airlines 🇳🇵
- Sita Air — Sita Air 🇳🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Wai Wai?
The parent company of Wai Wai is CG Corp Global, a privately held company headquartered in Nepal.
Is Wai Wai Nepali?
Yes. Wai Wai originated in Nepal in 1984 and its owner, CG Corp Global, is also headquartered in Nepal.
Is Wai Wai still owned by CG Corp Global?
Yes. As of 18 September 2026, Wai Wai is still owned by CG Corp Global. 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] CG Corp Global — our business — CG Corp Global, Official document; retrieved 18 September 2026.
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