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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
Key people | Zong Qinghou, Chairman & CEO |
| Products | Dairy products, water, soft drinks |
| Revenue | RMB 67.8 billion (2011) |
| RMB 3.2 billion (2006) | |
Number of employees | 30,000 |
| Website | en.wahaha.com.cn |
Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., Ltd. (WHH; Chinese: 杭州娃哈哈集团有限公司) is a private group of companies, and the largest beverage producer in China.[1] The company is headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. "Wa ha ha" signifies "laughing child".[2]: 76
Wahaha has roughly 150 subsidiary companies and 60 manufacturing bases scattered throughout China. Wahaha employs about 60,000 staff.[3]
The company was originally a local government owned sales company founded in 1987–8. For most of the time since creation, it has been run by Zong Qinghou (宗庆后), who exercised operational control over the day-to-day operations.
- ^ "Danone set to sue Wahaha over breach of contract". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 11 April 2007. p. B3.
- ^ Marquis, Christopher; Qiao, Kunyuan (2022). Mao and markets the communist roots of Chinese enterprise. Kunyuan Qiao. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-26883-6. OCLC 1348572572.
- ^ Paula M. Miller, "The Chinese beverage company's expansion is no laughing matter"