Who owns Lee Kum Kee?
Lee Kum Kee is owned by Lee Kum Kee Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lee Kum Kee Co., Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Origin
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
- Founded
- 1888
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sauces & ketchup
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lee Kum Kee
Lee Kum Kee is the company's namesake sauce brand and its flagship product remains oyster sauce, first made in 1888 when founder Lee Kum Sheung let a pot of cooking oysters reduce down by accident. The brand has since grown into a full Asian condiment range built around that founding category, including soy sauce, chilli sauce, XO sauce, cooking vinegar, seasoning and chicken powders, soup bases and cooking wine, sold under the single Lee Kum Kee name rather than as separate sub-brands. The company markets it on more than a hundred years of continuous oyster sauce production.
Ownership timeline of Lee Kum Kee
- ? – present Lee Kum Kee [1] reported
Where Lee Kum Kee sits in Lee Kum Kee
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lee Kum Kee?
The parent company of Lee Kum Kee is Lee Kum Kee Co., Ltd., a privately held company headquartered in Hong Kong.
Is Lee Kum Kee Hong Kong?
Yes. Lee Kum Kee originated in Hong Kong in 1888 and its owner, Lee Kum Kee Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Hong Kong.
Is Lee Kum Kee still owned by Lee Kum Kee Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, Lee Kum Kee is still owned by Lee Kum Kee Co., Ltd. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Lee Kum Kee — Our History — Lee Kum Kee Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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