Lee Kum Kee

Lee Kum Kee Company Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryFood
Founded1888; 136 years ago (1888)
FounderLee Kum Sheung
Headquarters
Tai Po, New Territories
,
Hong Kong[1]
Key people
Sammy Lee (chairman)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李錦記有限公司
Simplified Chinese李锦记有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Jǐn jì yǒuxiàn gōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Gam2 gei3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1
Websitewww.lkk.com
U.S. LKK factory in Industry, California

Lee Kum Kee Company Limited (Chinese: 李錦記有限公司) is a Hong Kong–based food company which specializes in manufacturing a wide range of Chinese and Asian sauces. Founded by Lee Kum Sheung in 1888 in Nanshui, Guangdong, Lee Kum Kee produces over 300 Chinese-style sauces, including oyster sauce,[2] soy sauce, hoisin sauce, XO sauce, one-step recipe sauce, chili sauce, cooking ingredients, and dipping sauce. Lee Kum Kee Group also purchased London's landmark Walkie-Talkie skyscraper in July 2017 for £1.3bn, which was a record-breaking transaction for a single building in the UK.[3]

  1. ^ a"About Lee Kum Kee". Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Oyster Flavored Sauces". Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. ^ Knowles, Tom. "London's Walkie Talkie building sold for £1.3bn". Retrieved 2017-08-03.