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Who owns Wahaha? Inside the power struggle reshaping China’s biggest beverage empire
03 Nov 2025 13:48 GMT
… transfer 387 Wahaha trademarks from Wahaha Group to Hangzhou Wahaha Food, a … past glory.”
Soon after, Wahaha underwent sweeping organizational reform. … 2025, Wahaha’s “AD” calcium milk sales in East China fell … to 12%.
Who built Wahaha?
Was Wahaha’s rise to a …
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A great wealth transfer is happening in China
03 Nov 2025 13:03 GMT
… an uncomfortable question, I know.
China’s billionaire families have certainly … and very ugly spats – including “Wahaha princess” Kelly Zong’s recent … and filial duty.
By 2023, China already had 217 million people …
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Construction worker to billionaire: How China’s richest man Zhong Shanshan built his $76.2 billion empire
29 Oct 2025 08:16 GMT
… in Shanghai. According to the China Daily, Rupert Hoogewerf who … politically, socially and economically. China was not only embroiled in … which sought to rapidly transform China’s economy.
According to … worked as a salesman for Wahaha, which was a beverage …
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Wahaha Heiress Steps Down Just A Year After Taking Over
13 Oct 2025 07:30 GMT
… WEI / Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty … based company, according to China’s Qichacha corporate information system … after her father, once China’s richest person, passed … distributing network, which sold Wahaha’s signature purified water and …
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Wahaha confirms Zong Fuli's resignation as chairwoman
11 Oct 2025 05:42 GMT
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China's leading beverage producer, Wahaha Group, confirmed … year after the passing of Wahaha's founder, Zong … to public registration data, Wahaha's ownership structure has … based Wahaha, founded in 1987, has long been one of China…
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Exclusive: Wahaha Heiress Steps Down Amid Trademark Rift
10 Oct 2025 17:44 GMT
… Fuli, daughter of the late Wahaha Group founder Zong Qinghou, has … further instability to the company.
Wahaha confirmed to Caixin that Zong … board of directors shortly before China’s National Day holiday.
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Beverage Giant Wahaha to Abandon Eponymous Brand Name
24 Sep 2025 12:30 GMT
Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co. Ltd., one of China’s largest beverage producers, is … company will replace its signature “Wahaha” label with “Wa Xiao Zong … structure, the use of the “Wahaha” trademark requires unanimous consent from …
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‘Wahaha Princess’ inheritance dispute reveals China’s uncommon prosperity
22 Jul 2025 12:09 GMT
In a country where the government is short on fiscal income and its people are worried about layoffs and salary cuts, US$2 billion (S$2.5 billion) raises a lot of eyebrows.
Ms Kelly Zong, chief executive at one of China’s largest beverage empires, is …
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Commentary: Wahaha Saga Exposes Cracks in China’s Mixed-Ownership Model
18 Jul 2025 15:41 GMT
… long-standing predictions that Wahaha’s stability depended heavily … . Despite these upheavals, Wahaha’s largest shareholder, Hangzhou … Zong’s leadership, Wahaha became China’s top beverage company … over extracting dividends from Wahaha, leading to regulatory …
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Wahaha ‘secret family’ feud a wake-up call for wealthy Chinese
06 Sep 2025 04:23 GMT
… weeks of his life, Chinese soft drinks billionaire Zong Qinghou scrambled to … individuals in China.
It remains unclear why Zong, who built Wahaha into … a beverage empire known as China’s Coca …