- Business
- Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (1216.TW), founded in 1967 and headquartered in Tainan City, Taiwan, manufactures, processes, and markets a broad range of food and beverage products; it operates as Taiwan's largest food producer with significant international presence in mainland China, Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, the United States, and other regions. The company offers beverages including tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, and fresh milk; dairy products; instant, snack, and cooking noodles such as Science Noodles; edible oils; sauces, seasonings, and soy sauces; ice cream, smoothies, and frozen foods; meat products; breads, cakes, and desserts; animal feeds, livestock feed, aquatic feed, pet food, and ornamental fish food; wheat flour and baking flour; as well as health products, canned pickles, and aquatic products. It also provides transportation, warehousing, distribution services; operates chain stores through subsidiaries like President Chain Store Corporation, which manages 7-Eleven, Starbucks, Mister Donut, Carrefour, and Muji outlets in Taiwan; and engages in packaging, pharmaceuticals, leisure business development, general investments, and low-temperature food operations. Recent developments include the acquisition of an 80% stake in Yahoo's Taiwan e-commerce business for US$100 million, approved by the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission in July 2024 and closed in September 2024; a strategic partnership with Yahoo announced in 2024; the June 2023 acquisition of an additional 49.5% stake in Presicarre Corp.; and the July 2022 acquisition of Carrefour Taiwan.