Maxim's Caterers

Maxim's Caterers Limited
Company typePrivate company
IndustryFood and Beverage
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
FounderS.T. Wu & James Wu
Headquarters18/F, Maxim's Centre, 17 Cheung Shun Street
Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
ProductsChinese cuisine
Western cuisine
Asian cuisine
Fast food
Bakery
Starbucks
Genki Sushi
RevenueHK$20.27bn in the 2018 calendar year)[1]
HC reported a net profit for 2018 of HK$893.1m
Number of employees
24,000
ParentHongKong Caterers and Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited (50/50 shareholders)
Websitewww.maxims.com.hk

Maxim's Caterers Limited (Chinese: 美心食品有限公司; Cantonese Yale: Méihsām Sihkbán Yáuhhaahn Gūngsī) is a Hong Kong–based food, beverage and restaurant chain jointly owned by Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited and Hong Kong Caterers Ltd.

Founded in 1956, the company operates over 1,000 outlets in Hong Kong, mainland China, Cambodia and Vietnam. These include bakeries, fast food shops restaurants and Starbucks coffee shop licences. Maxim's restaurants have been targeted by conservation campaigners concerned with Maxim's previous sale of shark fins, and for controversial comments made by Annie Wu, daughter of one of Maxim's founders, during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[2]

  1. ^ "Webb-site Reports".
  2. ^ Lam Cho Wai, BBC News Chinese (11 October 2019). "Why Starbucks? The brands being attacked in Hong Kong". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.