Uni-President Enterprises Corporation

Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (Chinese: 統一企業公司; pinyin: Tǒngyī Qǐyè Gōngsī; Wade–Giles: T'ung-i Chi-yeh) is an international food conglomerate based in Tainan, Taiwan. It is the largest food production company in Taiwan and the 12th largest in the world,^[1] and has a significant market share in dairy products, foods and snacks, and beverages. Through its subsidiary company President Chain Store Corporation, it is also responsible for running Starbucks, 7-Eleven, Mister Donut, Carrefour and Muji in Taiwan, making it Taiwan's largest retail operator.^[1] In addition, Uni-President has subsidiaries in the United States, mainland China, Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.^[2]

Uni-President Enterprises Corporation
統一企業公司

Company type	Public
Traded as	TWSE: 1216
Industry	Food production
Founded	1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Founder	Kao Ching-yuen
Headquarters	Yongkang, Tainan , Taiwan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Alex Lo (President)
Products	Dairy products Beverages Snack foods Instant noodles
Revenue	NT$456 billion (2013)
Number of employees	188,931
Subsidiaries	President Chain Store (7-Eleven Taiwan) COSMED books.com.tw Dream Mall
Website	www.uni-president.com.tw

Uni-President Enterprises Corporation
Traditional Chinese	統一企業公司
Simplified Chinese	统一企业公司
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tǒngyī Qǐyè Gōngsī Wade–Giles T'ung3-i1 Chi4-yeh4 Kung1-szu1 Tongyong Pinyin Tǒngyī Cǐyè Gōngsīh Yale Romanization Tǔngyī Chǐyè Gūngsz̄ IPA [tʰʊ̀ŋí tɕʰîjê kʊ́ŋsɹ̩́] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Thóng-it Khì-gia̍p Kong-si

History

In 1967, the "President Enterprise Corporation" was founded in Syuejia, Tainan County by Kao Ching-yuen. It started with the production of flour and feed.^[3][4]

In 1969, Uni-President began preparations for the production of instant noodles and cooperated with Nissin Milling Technology to that end, and subsequently invested and set up factories in Thailand and established dealers in Hong Kong.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, Uni-President formed the Uni-President Lions, a professional baseball team playing in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

In 1992, Uni-President established a subsidiary on mainland China, Uni-President China.

In July 2024, Uni-President received approval from the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission to acquire an 80% majority stake in Yahoo's Taiwan e-commerce business for US$100 million. The deal was closed on September 19, 2025.^[5]

Brands

My Beauty Diary

This section is an excerpt from My Beauty Diary.[edit]

My Beauty Diary (Chinese: 我的美麗日記) is a Taiwanese skincare brand renowned for its sheet masks. Established in 2004 by President Pharmaceutical Corp., a subsidiary of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, the brand has expanded its presence to over 15 countried worldwide, including Japan, South Korea, the United States, Canada, and various Southeast Asian countries.

Science Noodles

This section is an excerpt from Science Noodles.[edit]

Science Noodles Mini Pack interior

Science Noodles (traditional Chinese: 科學麵; simplified Chinese: 科学面; pinyin: kēxuémiàn; lit. 'Science Noodles') are a brand of instant noodle that is marketed in Taiwan by the Uni-President Enterprises Corporation. Unlike normal instant noodles, they are usually eaten without cooking the noodles. Instead, the bag is crushed with the ramen noodles inside, and seasoning added using the included spices. In fact, the real popularity of Science Noodles lies in this method of consumption, as it is eaten like a snack food. Because of this, most packaging no longer contains instructions for cooking the noodles.^[6]

See also

• List of companies of Taiwan
• Dream Mall
• T&T Supermarket (former Canadian joint venture between Uni-President and Tawa Supermarket Inc.; now owned by Loblaw Companies)
• Books.com.tw