Yeo Hiap Seng

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company_name = Yeo Hiap Seng Limited
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company_type = Public (sgx|Y03)
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foundation = 1900
location_city = Singapore
location_country = Singapore
key_people = Mr. Ng Chee Tat Philip, Chairman
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industry = Food & Beverage
products = Food & Beverage
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homepage = [http://www.yeos.com.sg/]

Yeo Hiap Seng Limited (Sgx|Y03) (zh-ts|t=楊協成|s=杨协成, Commonly known as Yeo's) is an investment holding company as well as a drink manufacturer in Singapore and Malaysia. It produces its own Asian drinks and has the license from Pepsico to produce Pepsi, 7 Up, Mountain Dew, Mirinda and Mug Root Beer. It also produces various food products like the curry chicken. YHS majority shareholder is Ng Teng Fong's Far East Organization, and it also develops houses and condominiums. The company also has operations in over 60 countries which includes Thailand, China, Singapore, Malaysia, United States and franchises in Indonesia and Mauritius.

History

The company has its history dated back to 1900. Founded by Yeo Keng Lian in Fujian, China, it was established in Singapore in 1935 as the Yeo Hiap Seng Sauce Factory. The company was incorporated in Singapore on 20 December 1955 and was listed on 7 November 1968 and renamed to its present name. The 1950s saw the company to can curry chicken and pioneered the bottling of soy milk, and package Asian drinks in Tetra Brik aeptic containers using the Ultra-high temperature processing system.

Products

*"Chrysanthemum Tea"
*"Ice Lemon Tea"
*"Soy Bean Drink"

Criticism

Yeo's has attracted severe criticism from some consumers, who have cited taste and smell as the primary concerns, particularly in the Sugar Cane drink and Grass jelly drink.

External links

* [http://www.yeos.com.sg Yeo's Website]
* [http://wiki.addsense.org/Y03 Details Company Information on Yeo Hiao Seng]