When was Master Kong founded?
Master Kong (the "Company") is headquartered in Tianjin, People's Republic of China (PRC) (China), and is mainly engaged in the production and sales of instant noodles, drinks, cakes and related supporting industries in China. The company was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in February 1996. Ding Xin (Cayman Islands) Holding Co., Ltd. and Sanyo Food Co., Ltd., the major shareholders of the company, hold 36.5886% and 33. 1889% of the shares of the company respectively. On February 3, 20071day, the market value of the company was 9.03 billion dollars. At present, the company has been included in the FTSE index in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan). 1992, the company developed and produced the first package of instant noodles in Tianjin, and the market grew rapidly. Since 1995, the company has expanded its business to cakes and drinks. By 2007, the total investment of the company has reached 2.469 billion US dollars, and production bases have been set up in more than 40 cities in China, with nearly 40,000 employees and a total turnover of 3.2 billion US dollars. Most of the company's products are marked with the trademark "Master Kong". "Master Kong" has long been a well-known brand in China, with a brand value of about $726 million. At present, the company's three major products have occupied a leading position in the food market in China. AC Nielsen's retail market research report in 20071February shows that the company's instant noodle sales market share is as high as 47%, with sales exceeding 9.8 billion packages. In recent years, the "Fumanduo" series of cheap noodles have further expanded to the vast rural market and become the largest producer and seller in the world. Kangshifu tea beverage has also become the first brand of tea beverage in China, with the market share of sales reaching 5 1.9% and the market share of fruit juice beverage reaching 16.5%, making it the top three brands in the market. The packaged water industry has become the first brand in China with a market share of 15.4%, and Changbai Mountain natural high-quality mineral water will also be put on the market in 2008. The sales market share of Master Kong sandwich biscuits in China is 25.6%, ranking second in China market. The company distributes products through its sales network all over the country. By the end of 20071February, * * * had 535 business offices and 82 warehouses, serving 5,999 dealers and 68,765,438+07 direct retailers. Extending in all directions, fast and efficient marketing network and after-sales service are the main reasons to ensure that the company's products occupy a leading position in the market, and also help new products land on the market in time and quickly. With the rapid development of its main business, the company also focuses on food circulation, constantly strengthening the logistics and sales system, with a view to integrating resources and striving to build the world's largest Chinese-style convenient catering group. As the leader of the mainland food industry, the company not only provides consumers with high-quality and safe delicious food, but also contributes investment value to investors, paying more attention to social welfare and corporate social responsibility. In the past ten years, the company has been adhering to the spirit of "giving back to society and sustainable management", and has invested more than 200 million yuan in public welfare in Chinese mainland. The charity projects involve sports, basic education, medical care, helping the disabled, disaster relief, poverty alleviation, cross-strait cultural exchanges and other public welfare undertakings. In the future, we will continue to promote cross-strait economic, cultural and public welfare exchanges through the "Ding Xin (Master Kong) Cultural and Educational Foundation", and strengthen industry self-discipline by initiating the establishment of domestic instant noodle enterprise associations, boosting the industry environment and developing the industry. "Honesty, pragmatism and innovation"-the company has been adhering to this business philosophy and has made great efforts to achieve today's impressive achievements. However, the achievements belong to history, shouldering the trust of the public and investors, becoming bigger and stronger, becoming a world-class food group, and being in a leading position in the global economic arena is the company's unswerving pursuit goal.