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Hsin Tung Yang () is a

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company and retailer based in

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Overview

Hsin Tung Yang specializes primarily in meat and pork products such as '' rousong'' (肉鬆; meat floss), and '' rougan'' (肉乾; pork jerky). In recent years the company has expanded production into dried

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and various Chinese

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snacks. In addition to its retail stores, the company also manages service areas and stores in airports. As of 2011, the company has over 70 retail stores in

History

Hsin Tung Yang was founded by Mai Hsin-Fu and first started operations in 1967 under the name "''Hsin Tung Yang Barbecue Meat Company''" (新東陽燒腊行), and established itself as a company in 1972 as "Mai's Hsin Tung Yang Food Co. Ltd" (麥氏新東陽食品股份有限公司). In 1979, Hsin Tung Yang USA was established in

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. In 1988, the company had expanded to 46 branches in Taiwan,

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, and the United States, producing over 3600 varieties of food items. In November 1988, the company began construction on a new factory in

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with the intent of relocating some of its food operations there due to rising market costs and market expansion. In 1991, the company was publicly listed on the

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. In May 2008, the company's ''rousong'' was pulled from supermarket shelves in Hong Kong after the

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drug clenbuterol was found in its products. In April 2010, it became one of the first retailers to begin accepting payment using the

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, a

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already in use on the Taipei Metro system.

References

{{Reflist 1972 establishments in Taiwan Food and drink companies established in 1972 Food and drink companies of Taiwan Taiwanese brands Companies based in Taipei

Overview

History

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