Uni-President Enterprises Corporation 統一企業公司 | |
Type: | Public |
Founder: | Kao Ching-yuen |
Location City: | Yongkang, Tainan |
Location Country: | Taiwan |
Area Served: | Worldwide |
Key People: | Alex Lo (President) |
Industry: | Food production |
Products: | Dairy products Beverages Snack foods Instant noodles |
Revenue: | NT$456 billion (2013) |
Num Employees: | 188,931 |
Subsid: | President Chain Store (7-Eleven Taiwan) COSMED books.com.tw Dream Mall |
Showflag: | stp |
First: | t |
T: | 統一企業公司 |
Tp: | Tǒngyī Cǐyè Gōngsīh |
S: | 统一企业公司 |
P: | Tǒngyī Qǐyè Gōngsī |
Myr: | Tǔngyī Chǐyè Gūngsz̄ |
W: | T'ung3-i1 Chi4-yeh4 Kung1-szu1 |
Poj: | Thóng-it Khì-gia̍p Kong-si |
Uni-President Enterprises Corporation is an international food conglomerate based in Tainan, Taiwan. It is the largest food production company in Taiwan and the 12th largest in the world,[1] 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, making it Taiwan's largest retail operator. In addition, Uni-President has subsidiaries in the United States, mainland China, Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.[2]
In 1967, the "President Enterprise Corporation" was founded in Syuejia, Tainan County by Kao Ching-yuen. It started with the production of flour and feed.[3] [4]
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.
In 1989, Uni-President formed the Uni-President Lions, a professional baseball team playing in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
In 1992, Uni-President established a subsidiary on mainland China, Uni-President China.
In July 2024, Uni-President received approval from the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission to acquire an 80% majority stake in Yahoo's Taiwan e-commerce business for US$25 million.[5]