Tien Chu

Tien Chu Ve-Tsin Chemical Limited (Chinese: 天厨味精; pinyin: Tiānchú Wèijīng) is a Chinese manufacturer of honey by-products, food chemicals and additives including monosodium glutamate or MSG.[1]

"Tianchu" redirects here. For the band, see Vajara.
A Cityflyer bus with Tien Chu advertisement in Hong Kong

Founded in Shanghai in 1923, the firm also had operations in Hong Kong. Wu Zhifan became CEO of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin.[2]

Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Tien Chu Ve-Tsin became a state owned enterprise. It is currently owned by Shanghai Industrial Holdings.[3]

The Hong Kong unit became Tien Chu Ve-Tsin Chemical Limited of Hong Kong in the 1950s, but it was still owned by the mainland parent firm. The factory is located in Kowloon.[1]

Tien Chu was awarded a gold prize at the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago.[1]

Tien Chu products are now found overseas in Chinese supermarkets and sold in plastic bags or blue and gold tins.[1]

Rival and larger MSG maker is Ajinomoto of Japan.[1]

Facilities
  • Shanghai
  • Hangzhou
  • Shenzhen

See also

References
  1. The Tien Chu (Hong Kong) Company Limited. "香港天廚". www.tienchu.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  2. "XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)". Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  3. Chinese Investment in Manufacturing
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