- Business
- Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd. Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd. engages primarily in the production and sale of animal feed products, alongside integrated livestock operations and related agribusiness activities in China and select international markets. Founded in April 1995 and headquartered at No. 169, Huishan Street, Shenbei New District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, P.R.C., the company manufactures pig feed, poultry feed, ruminant feed, aquatic feed, and specialized feeds for other animals including fur-farmed species; it trades feed raw materials such as fish meal, soybean meal, corn co-products, amino acids, antioxidants, mold inhibitors, and vitamins; and provides animal health products like vaccines and veterinary drugs, smart farming equipment, and pet healthcare services. Wellhope operates broiler integration encompassing breeder raising, day-old chick hatching, feed production, commercial rearing, slaughtering, and raw meat processing; swine farming including piglet production, breeding pigs, and fattening; food processing for broiler parts and cooked foods; and international business through production facilities in countries including Nepal, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Mongolia, serving 32 provincial-level regions in China via more than 200 subsidiaries. The company maintains a strategic partnership with Royal De Heus, a Dutch feed firm established in 2006 to bolster R&D and global resources, and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in August 2014 under ticker 603609.SS. In recent developments, Wellhope completed acquisitions in 2025 to consolidate control over key feed subsidiaries, including an additional 24.10% stake in Linghai Jiuguhe Feed Co., Ltd. for CNY 25 million in March, an additional 25.55% in Huludao Jiuguhe Feed Co., Ltd. for CNY 2.2 million in June, and a 27.97% stake in Tai'an County Jiuguhe Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. for CNY 210 million with first payments made in April, enhancing its feed production and integration capabilities.