Kimlan Foods

Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd.
Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd.
Trade name	Kimlan
Native name	金蘭食品股份有限公司
Formerly	Datung Company
Type	Private
Industry	Food
Founded	8 May 1936; 90 years ago
Founder	Han Chung
Headquarters	Daxi, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Key people	Zhong Chunming 鍾淳名 (Chairman)
Products	Soy sauce
Website	www.kimlan.com
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	金蘭食品股份有限公司
Simplified Chinese	金兰食品股份有限公司
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jīn Lán Shí Pǐn Gǔ Fèn Yǒu Xiàn Gōng Sī
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Kimlân si̍tphín kó͘hūniúhān kongsi

Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 金蘭食品股份有限公司) is a Taiwanese food products company headquartered in Daxi District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. As of 2008 it is the largest soy sauce manufacturer in Taiwan. The Chinese-language Reader's Digest ranked Kimlan as a winner of the gold awards in 2008.

History

The company was originally founded as "Datung Company" on 8 May 1936 by Mr. Han Chung. In 1970, the company was renamed as Kimlan Soy Sauce. In 1987, it was renamed again to "Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd".

In 1985, reports indicated that several high-level employees who were members of the founding Han Chung family fell seriously ill after consuming raw giant African land snails, leading to multiple fatalities. The cause of death was later identified as infection by the parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis, commonly known as the rat lungworm.

References

↑ "台灣優良食品發展協會第11屆理、監事名冊" (in Chinese). 台灣優良食品發展協會. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025. 鍾淳名金蘭食品股份有限公司董事長 [Zhong Chunming, Kimlan Foods Co. Ltd. Chairman]
↑ "Address". Kimlan Foods. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved November 9, 2012. No. 236, Jieshou Road, Dasi, Taoyuan, Taiwan
↑ "金蘭食品股份有限公司" [Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd.]. AmCham Taiwan. American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025. 335桃園市大溪區介壽路236號 [236 Jieshou Rd., Daxi District, Taoyuan, Taiwan, 335]
↑ Lin, Jerry (July 15, 2008). "Carrefour sees growing market in private-label items". Taipei Times. p. 12. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
↑ Staff Writer with CNA (April 24, 2008). "'Reader's Digest' names 42 local brands as most trusted among 78 worldwide". Taipei Times. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
↑ "金蘭食品股份有限公司". Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19.
↑ Chang, Knight (27 September 2024). "More cultural sensitivity needed". Taipei Times. p. 8. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
↑ "Taiwan warns against eating raw snails". Taipei, Taiwan. 13 September 1985. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025 – via United Press International.

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[1] "台灣優良食品發展協會第11屆理、監事名冊" (in Chinese). 台灣優良食品發展協會. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025. 鍾淳名金蘭食品股份有限公司董事長 [Zhong Chunming, Kimlan Foods Co. Ltd. Chairman]

[2] "Address". Kimlan Foods. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved November 9, 2012. No. 236, Jieshou Road, Dasi, Taoyuan, Taiwan

[3] "金蘭食品股份有限公司" [Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd.]. AmCham Taiwan. American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025. 335桃園市大溪區介壽路236號 [236 Jieshou Rd., Daxi District, Taoyuan, Taiwan, 335]

[4] Lin, Jerry (July 15, 2008). "Carrefour sees growing market in private-label items". Taipei Times. p. 12. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2012.

[5] Staff Writer with CNA (April 24, 2008). "'Reader's Digest' names 42 local brands as most trusted among 78 worldwide". Taipei Times. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2012.

[6] "金蘭食品股份有限公司". Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19.

[7] Chang, Knight (27 September 2024). "More cultural sensitivity needed". Taipei Times. p. 8. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.

[8] "Taiwan warns against eating raw snails". Taipei, Taiwan. 13 September 1985. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025 – via United Press International.