Larger food companies here are nurturing in-company ventures to find new growth engines and innovate their stodgy corporate culture, according to company officials Sunday. The country s largest instant noodle maker, Nongshim, has been operating an in-house start-up program called “N-START” since 2018. The program aims to discover creative ideas among young workers and encourages them to start initiatives based on them. The company ensures the participants independence.