Nongshim Co., Ltd. is South Korea's largest processed food manufacturer, specializing in instant noodles and snacks. The company was established under the name Lotte Industrial Company on September 18, 1965, in South Korea and changed its name in March 1978. Its products are sold around the world. Nong Shim is well known for its Shin Ramyun, Beef Bowl Noodle Soup, Chapagetti noodle (a cross between spaghetti and chajangmyeon, featuring spaghetti-like noodles in a dark soy-based sauce), and a wide variety of snacks including shrimp crackers called Saewookkang, which are an unlicenced version of the Japanese product Kappa Ebisen, which is produced by Calbee