Ta-Tung
A Spanish producer of precooked Asian cuisine founded in Barcelona in 1980.
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Overview
Ta-Tung is a Spanish food company headquartered in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia. It was founded in 1980 by Ly Kav, a Cambodian who arrived in Barcelona the previous year. The company developed around the production of precooked Asian cuisine for the Spanish market and became a leading producer of this type of food in Spain. Its product range is associated with prepared Asian dishes intended to make Asian-style meals more accessible through convenient, ready-to-cook or ready-to-serve formats. Ta-Tung's business is therefore positioned within packaged and convenience food rather than restaurant dining or general grocery retail. In addition to serving Spain, the company exports to Italy and Portugal, giving it a presence in selected European markets. Reference material also described plans for expansion into France in 2015, although the available material does not establish whether that expansion was completed or the company's current market footprint beyond the named export destinations. The brand's history reflects the broader development of Asian convenience foods in Europe, combining Cambodian-founded entrepreneurship in Spain with industrial food production and cross-border distribution. Publicly available reference material does not provide sufficiently detailed information about its ownership structure, financial performance, executives, manufacturing facilities, specific product names, advertising campaigns, or subsequent corporate developments. Those areas should be supplemented with company records or current official sources before being treated as established facts.
History
Ta-Tung was established in 1980 in the Barcelona area by Ly Kav, a Cambodian who had arrived in Barcelona in 1979. The company's origins placed it within Spain's developing market for Asian food products, where it focused on producing precooked cuisine rather than operating as a restaurant or solely importing finished goods. Over time, Ta-Tung became identified as a leading producer of precooked Asian food in Spain. Its business model centered on preparing Asian-style dishes in packaged formats that could be distributed through the food market and consumed with comparatively little preparation. This approach connected Asian culinary traditions with the convenience-food habits of European consumers. The company expanded its commercial reach beyond Spain through exports to Italy and Portugal. These markets represent a regional European distribution footprint, although the available reference material does not specify the dates, channels, sales volumes, or product categories involved in those exports. In 2015, expansion into France was reported as a plan, but the available material does not confirm whether the plan was implemented. No reliable information in the supplied references establishes later ownership changes, acquisitions, public listing, revenue, workforce size, manufacturing capacity, or leadership succession. The available account consequently supports a concise history of the company's founding, specialization, and export activity, but not a detailed chronology of later corporate events.
- 2015
Planned expansion into France
[1]Reference material described plans for Ta-Tung to expand into France. The available source does not confirm whether the expansion was completed.
- 1980
Ta-Tung founded
[1]Ly Kav established Ta-Tung in the Barcelona area as a producer of precooked Asian cuisine.
- 1979
Founder arrives in Barcelona
[1]Ly Kav, who later founded Ta-Tung, arrived in Barcelona after coming from Cambodia.
Products and positioning
Convenient precooked Asian cuisine for the Spanish and selected European markets
Prepared foods
Precooked Asian cuisine
Ta-Tung's documented core offering is precooked Asian cuisine. The reference material does not identify individual recipes, package formats, ingredients, or retail sub-brands, so the range is best described at category level. These products place the company in the convenience-food segment, providing prepared Asian-style dishes for distribution in Spain and selected European export markets.
Controversies
2015
Former Tatung executive indicted in United States price-fixing case
Lin Cheng-yuan was indicted in the United States on price-fixing charges. The available reference identifies the indictment but does not establish a final outcome here.
2015
United States price-fixing indictment
Lin Cheng-yuan was indicted in the United States on charges related to price fixing. The supplied reference does not state the final outcome of the case.
1972
Long-running embezzlement case involving W. S. Lin
After W. S. Lin became president, he was implicated in an embezzlement case at Tatung. The matter took more than ten years to litigate, but the supplied reference does not provide a final legal disposition.
Recent events
- 2021
Tatung chairman Lu Ming-kuang resigns[2]
Leadership change
Lu Ming-kuang resigned as chairman after the change in board control.
- 2020
Lin family loses control of Tatung's board[2]
Leadership change · Other
The Lin family lost control of the company's board, and Lin Wen-yuan became chairman of the new board.
- 2012
Tatung develops energy-storage materials for Japan[2]
Product launch
Tatung Fine Chemicals' lithium-iron-phosphate cathode material entered the Japanese energy-storage market.
- 2009
Tatung mobilizes disaster-response support after Typhoon Morakot[2]
Campaign
Tatung deployed technicians and service vehicles to repair damaged appliances for affected communities and reported employee, school, and university donations totaling NT$10 million.
- 2007
Tatung launches expanded solar and wire-and-cable activities[2]
Other
The group invested in solar-cell-module activities and established a wire-and-cable manufacturing and sales company in Vietnam.
- 2005
Tatung consolidates its desktop-PC business with ECS[2]
M&A
Tatung combined its desktop-computer business unit with Elitegroup Computer Systems and became ECS's largest shareholder.
- 2004
Tatung establishes health-care and overseas manufacturing ventures[2]
M&A
The group established SeQual Technologies for oxygen generators and Tatung Compressors in China, while also expanding its opto-mechatronics activities.
- 2003
Tatung expands into LCD and PDP television production[2]
Product generation
Tatung entered mass production of LCD and plasma-display televisions as display technology shifted away from conventional cathode-ray products.
- 1977
Tatung participates in Taiwan's major infrastructure projects[2]
Other
The company contributed a slag-treatment facility for China Steel and equipment for the power-control station at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport.
- 1969
Tatung enters color-television production[2]
Product launch
Tatung began producing color televisions and introduced the Tatung Boy mascot, which later became strongly associated with the brand in Taiwan.
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