Nissin Foods connects with Highspring and Blue Yonder to adopt AI technology powered supply chain planning
Nissin Foods USA, which develops various products sold in the UK including Cup Noodles and Top Ramen, is working with Blue Yonder and Highspring to introduce AI driven demand and supply planning as part of its wider digital transformation push.
The company says it will use Blue Yonder Demand and Supply Planning, supported by Highspring’s supply chain-as-a-service offering, to replace legacy tools and manual processes with a more integrated, data driven approach.
“We look forward to collaborating and embarking on this journey to help Nissin because it's vital for organisations to have the right capabilities to enable a more dynamic and resilient supply chain,” says Bob Patel, Managing Partner and Practice Leader, Retail Planning and Supply Chain Management at Highspring. “With AI and ML driven innovation from Blue Yonder and Highspring’s deep domain experience coupled with unique supply chain-as-a-service, we look forward to serving Nissin Foods in its vision to improve its operational efficiency, improve forecast accuracy, and make better planning decisions, allowing Nissin to focus on its core competency by offering an innovative variety of products at a faster pace.”
"Since Nissin Foods founder Momofuku Ando invented the world's first instant ramen and sparked a global food revolution, innovation has been the foundation of our success,” says Yukio Yokoyama, Chief Representative, Americas, President and CEO at Nissin Foods. “This latest transformation, through our partnership with Blue Yonder, represents the next chapter in that legacy, empowering us with enhanced visibility, agility, and collaboration across our supply chain, finance, and operations teams.”
“By leveraging advanced planning capabilities, we will be able to make smarter decisions, respond more quickly to market changes, and operate more efficiently across our business. Just as importantly, this transformation will strengthen our partnerships with customers by helping us better serve their needs, anticipate changing demand, and adapt to evolving consumer preferences, ensuring we continue to deliver the quality, reliability, and value they expect from Nissin Foods."
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Supply chain technology will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
