Kimlan Foods Explained

Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd.
Trade Name:Kimlan
Native Name:金蘭食品股份有限公司
Native Name Lang:zh
Romanized Name:Kimlân si̍tphín kó͘hūniúhān kongsi
Former Name:Datung Company
Type:Private
Industry:Food
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Founder:Han Chung
Hq Location:Daxi, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Products:Soy sauce
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Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd. is a Taiwanese food products company headquartered in Daxi District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1] As of 2008 it is the largest soy sauce manufacturer in Taiwan.[2] The Chinese-language Reader's Digest ranked Kimlan as a winner of the gold awards in 2008.[3]

History

The company was originally founded as Datung Company on 8 May 1936 by Mr. Han Chung. In 1970, the company was renamed as Kimlan Soy Sauce. In 1987, it was renamed again to Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd.[4]

Notes and References

  1. "d_2.gif ." Kimlan Foods. Retrieved on November 9, 2012. "No. 236, Jieshou Road, Dasi, Taoyuan, Taiwan" - Address in Chinese: "桃園縣大溪鎮介壽路236號"
  2. Lin, Jerry. "Carrefour sees growing market in private-label items." Taipei Times. Tuesday July 15, 2008. Page 12. Retrieved on November 9, 2012.
  3. Staff Writer with CNA "`Reader's Digest' names 42 local brands as most trusted among 78 worldwide." Taipei Times. Thursday April 24, 2008. Page 4. Retrieved on November 9, 2012.
  4. Web site: 金蘭食品股份有限公司 . www.kimlan.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150119230851/http://www.kimlan.com/en/e_museum04.html . 2015-01-19.