四款日清杯麵四月減價

Recently the Mainichi News on-line reported the following:

日清:ラ王、４月の消費増税後に大幅値下げ

毎日新聞　2014年01月30日　19時33分（最終更新　01月30日　20時10分）

　即席麺大手の日清食品は３０日、カップ麺「日清ラ王」シリーズの４品をリニューアルし、４月７日に発売すると発表した。４月から消費税が５％から８％に引き上げられるが、希望小売価格を２３７円（税別）から１９８円（同）に大幅値下げする。

　リニューアルされるのは「日清ラ王」の「背脂コク醤油」「香熟コク味噌」「淡麗コク塩」「濃熟とろ豚骨」の４品。同社は「原材料費や諸経費など関連コストを全面的に見直すことで、麺のおいしさやボリューム、厚切焼豚の食べ応えはそのままに、お求めになりやすくなった新価格を実現した」としている。

(試譯文)

     On the 30th the Nissin Food Products, a major instant-noodle company announced that it would renew four kinds of instant-noodles in the "Nissin Ra King" series and put it on the market on April 7th. Although starting from April the consumption tax would be increased from 5% to 8%, there was a sharp price reduction in the manufacturer's suggested price: from 237 yen (before tax) to 198 yen (same).

     The four items to be renewed were in the "Nissin Ra King" series: the "Back-fat rich soy sauce", the "Fragrant Mature rich miso", the "Tanrei rich salt" and the "Kojuku Toro pig bone". The company had supposedly “improved the relevant costs fully, such as the material cost and other expenses, thus keeping the delicacy of noodles, the volume, and the thick cutting of the roast pork for eating. As such the hoped for new prices could be easily realized and carried out”.

Nissin Food Products is a famous brand name. This is good news to the consumers.