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Uni-President Enterprises Corporation

Uni-President Enterprises Corporation

Taiwanese food company

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 [zh], it is also responsible for running Starbucks, 7-Eleven, Mister Donut, Carrefour and Muji in Taiwan. In addition, Uni-President has subsidiaries in Mainland China, Vietnam, South Korea, United States, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.[1]

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Furthermore, Uni-President is the owner of Uni-President Lions, a professional baseball team in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League.

History

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.

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.

Food safety incidents

Main article: 3-MCPD

In 2001, the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency (FSA) found in tests of various sauces, including soy sauces, that 22% of samples contained the carcinogen 3-MCPD as well as its derivative 1,3-DCP at levels considerably higher than those deemed safe by the European Union.[2]

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ, formerly ANZFA) followed FSA research and took actions. "President Creamy Soy Sauce" from Taiwan was put on the ban list in the second round of testing.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    統一企業網站 研究發展
  2. [2]
    SOY SAUCE – PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE Food Standards Agency 2001 Archived 2004-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    TESTS SHOW MORE SOY SAUCES ARE UNSAFE Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today Food Standards Australia New Zealand, 8 October 2001
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