Chang Chi Foodstuff Factory

Chang Chi Foodstuff Factory (大統長基食品廠股份有限公司) is a Taiwanese edible-oil company founded in January 1977. It began with salad oil, peanut oil, sesame oil and camellia oil, later adding imported sunflower, canola, corn, grapeseed and olive oils as well as blended cottonseed oil. Its products were distributed through military welfare outlets, PX Mart and major hypermarkets and supermarkets across Taiwan, with sales offices in most major cities. At its peak the company's market share approached 40% of Taiwan's cooking-oil market. The brand is best known today for a major adulteration scandal that severely damaged its reputation and led to legal consequences.

Chang Chi Foodstuff Factory was established in January 1977 in Taiwan. It initially focused on salad oil, peanut oil, sesame oil and camellia oil, and later expanded into imported sunflower, canola, corn, grapeseed and olive oils, as well as blended cottonseed oil. The company built a wide distribution network covering military welfare outlets, PX Mart, hypermarkets and supermarkets, and maintained sales offices in major cities. At its peak its share of the Taiwanese cooking-oil market approached 40%. The company later became the subject of a major adulteration scandal that significantly damaged its brand and led to legal action.

• 1977

  Company founded in January 1977 in Taiwan.

Mass-market edible-oil supplier with broad retail and institutional distribution in Taiwan.

• Salad oil

• Peanut oil

• Sesame oil

• Camellia oil

• Sunflower oil

• Canola oil

• Corn oil

• Grapeseed oil

• Olive oil

• Blended cottonseed oil

1. 1Chang Chi Foodstuff Factorywikidata.org
2. 2大統長基食品zh.wikipedia.org