History
In 1908, Tao Fa, the predecessor of the company, was founded in Xiamen for producing soy sauce and milk. In 1928, Amoy was set up in Hong Kong. In a 1947 advertisement, the company was named as Amoy Canning Corporation, Ltd. (香港淘化大同公司 Pinyin: Xiānggǎng Táohuà Dàtóng Gōngsī) with factory in Ngau Tau Kok and the head office at Bonham Strand in Sheung Wan.
50% of the company was acquired by Pillsbury in 1983. In 1988 it was reported to be the largest soy sauce maker in the area, producing 6,000 tonnes a year.
In 1987, a manufacturing plant was set up in Tai Po Industrial Estate in Tai Po. It became wholly owned by the French dairy products company Danone in 1991.
Danone sold the company on 12 January 2006 to Ajinomoto of Japan.
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