Tien Chu
Tien Chu Ve-Tsin Chemical Limited (Chinese: 天厨味精; pinyin: Tiānchú Wèijīng) is a Chinese manufacturer of honey by-products, food chemicals and additives including monosodium glutamate (MSG).[1]
Founded in Shanghai in 1921, the firm also had operations in Hong Kong (established in 1937). Wu Zhifan became CEO of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin.[2]
The unit based in Hong Kong was known as Tien Chu Ve-Tsin Chemical Limited of Hong Kong. In 1939, Tien Chu Hong Kong began production with its factory located in To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, making Tien Chu the first chemical company in Hong Kong. Following this, two more buildings, located in To Kwa Wan and Wan Chai, were completed in 1963.[1]
Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Tien Chu Ve-Tsin merged with its parent firm Shanghai Industrial Holdings became a state-owned enterprise in 1981. A new building located in Wan Chai was erected in 1988 and after undergoing renovations, it was renamed Shanghai Industrial Building. Currently, Tien Chu is still under the ownership of Shanghai Industrial Holdings.[3]
Tien Chu was awarded a gold prize at the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago.[1]
Tien Chu products are now found overseas in Chinese supermarkets and sold in plastic bags or blue and gold tins.[1]
The factory located in To Kwa Wan was subsequently shut down and demolished in 1999, being replaced by residential buildings.[4]
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References
- ^ a b c d The Tien Chu (Hong Kong) Company Limited. "香港天廚". www.tienchu.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)". Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ Chinese Investment in Manufacturing
- ^ "To Kwa Wan's $6b project begins".