Uni-President Enterprises Corporation () is an international food conglomerate based in

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of his ...

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. It is the largest food production company in Taiwan as well as Asia, and has a significant market share in dairy products, foods and snacks, and beverages. It is also responsible for running

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and

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in Taiwan. In addition, Uni-President has subsidiaries in

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and the

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. Furthermore, Uni-President is the owner of

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, a professional baseball team in Taiwan's

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History

In 1967, the “Uni-President Enterprise Co.” was opened in Syuejia,

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. It started with the production of

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and feed. The chairman was Wu Xiuqi, and the general manager was

Kao Ching-yuen Kao Ching-yuen (; 24 May 1929 – March 2016, aged 86) was a Taiwanese businessman. Kao was born to a poor family in Gakkō Village, Hokumon District, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese-era Taiwan (modern-day Syuejia, Tainan). Kao began working upon ...

. In 1969, Uni-President began preparations for the production of

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and cooperated with Nissin Milling Technology to that end, and subsequently invested and set up factories in

and established dealers in

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Related events

Food safety incidents

In 2001, the United Kingdom

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(FSA) found in tests of various sauces, including

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s, that 22% of samples contained the

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3-MCPD as well as its derivative

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