Tien Chu

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A Cityflyer bus with Tien Chu advertisement in Hong Kong

Tien Chu Ve-Tsin Chemical Limited (Chinese: 天厨味精; pinyin: Tiānchú Wèijīng), also transliterated as Tian Chu or Tianchu,[1] is a Chinese manufacturer of honey by-products and food chemicals and additives including monosodium glutamate (MSG).[1]

History

The company was founded in Shanghai in 1921 by Chinese industrialist Wu Yunchu.[1]

In 1937 it established a unit in Hong Kong known as Tien Chu Ve-Tsin Chemical Limited of Hong Kong. In 1939, it began production with its factory located in To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, making Tien Chu the first chemical company in Hong Kong. Following this, two more buildings, located in To Kwa Wan and Wan Chai, Hong Kong were completed in 1963.[1]

Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Tien Chu Ve-Tsin merged with its parent firm Shanghai Industrial Holdings became a state-owned enterprise in 1981. A new building located in Wan Chai was erected in 1988 and after undergoing renovations, it was renamed Shanghai Industrial Building. Currently, Tien Chu is still under the ownership of Shanghai Industrial Holdings.[2]

Tien Chu was awarded a gold prize at the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago.[1]

Tien Chu products are now found overseas in Chinese supermarkets and sold in plastic bags or blue and gold tins.[1]

In 1999 the factory in To Kwa Wan was shut down and demolished, and was replaced by residential buildings.[3]

Facilities

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Tien Chu (Hong Kong) Company Limited. "香港天廚". www.tienchu.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  2. ^ Chinese Investment in Manufacturing
  3. ^ "To Kwa Wan's $6b project begins".
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