Uni-President Enterprises Corporation
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Company type | Public |
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TWSE: 1216 | |
Industry | Food production |
Founded | 1967 |
Founder | Kao Ching-yuen |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Alex Lo (President) |
Products | Dairy products Beverages Snack foods Instant noodles |
Revenue | ![]() |
Number of employees | 188,931 |
Subsidiaries | President Chain Store (7-Eleven Taiwan) COSMED books.com.tw Dream Mall |
Website | www.uni-president.com.tw |
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Traditional Chinese | 統一企業公司 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 统一企业公司 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (Chinese: 統一企業公司; pinyin: Tǒngyī Qǐyè Gōngsī; Wade–Giles: T'ung-i Chi-yeh) is an international food conglomerate based in Tainan, Taiwan. It is the largest food production company in Taiwan as well as Asia,[citation needed] and has a significant market share in dairy products, foods and snacks, and beverages. Through its subsidiary company President Chain Store Corporation , it is also responsible for running Starbucks, 7-Eleven, Mister Donut, Carrefour and Muji in Taiwan. In addition, Uni-President has subsidiaries in the United States, mainland China, Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.[1]
Furthermore, Uni-President is the owner of Uni-President Lions, a professional baseball team in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League, which is also the only founding team still in the league.
History
[edit]In 1967, the “Uni-President Enterprise Co.” was opened in Syuejia, Tainan County. It started with the production of flour and feed. The chairman was Wu Xiuqi, and the general manager was Kao Ching-yuen.[citation needed]
In 1969, Uni-President began preparations for the production of instant noodles and cooperated with Nissin Milling Technology to that end, and subsequently invested and set up factories in Thailand and established dealers in Hong Kong.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- List of companies of Taiwan
- Uni-President China
- Dream Mall
- Science Noodles
- T & T Supermarket - Canadian former joint venture between Uni-President and 99 Ranch Market of the United States, now owned by Loblaw Companies.
- Books.com.tw