Who owns Master Kong?
Master Kong is owned by Tingyi (China, HKEX: 0322).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Tingyi Holding Corp. Annual Report 2025, Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp, 24 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Tianjin
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China, Tianjin
- Founded
- 1992
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 0322
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Master Kong
Master Kong is the largest instant noodle brand in the world by volume, holding roughly half the Chinese market. Its braised beef noodle flavour, launched in 1992, established the category in mainland China almost single-handedly. The company also bottles and distributes PepsiCo drinks across mainland China, an arrangement agreed in 2011 that gave PepsiCo a minority stake in its beverage subsidiary.
Ownership timeline of Master Kong
Where Master Kong sits in Tingyi
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Tingyi
Tingyi controls 2 brands on Brandtree.
Founded in the 1990s
- Master Kong Iced Tea (1996)
Other brands in pasta, and who owns them
The 117 brands in pasta on Brandtree belong to 60 owners. The largest is Ebro Foods, with 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bertagni | Ebro Foods | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Indomie | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Camil | Camil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mimee | Dufil Prima Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Don Vicente | Molinos | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Corticella | NewPrinces | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Chikin Ramen | Nissin Foods | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| La Cantonesa | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
About the owner: Tingyi
Tingyi is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tianjin, China, founded in 1992. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 0322.
Tingyi was founded in 1992 by a Taiwanese family who saw that mainland China had no branded instant noodle and built the largest such business in the world. It also bottles and distributes PepsiCo drinks across China under a partnership agreed in 2011, which gave PepsiCo a minority stake in its beverage arm.
🇨🇳 Master Kong and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 327 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Master Kong is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Master Kong?
The parent company of Master Kong is Tingyi, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Master Kong Chinese?
Yes. Master Kong originated in China in 1992 and its owner, Tingyi, is also headquartered in China.
Is Master Kong still owned by Tingyi?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Master Kong is still owned by Tingyi. 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] Tingyi Holding Corp. Annual Report 2025 — Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp., Annual report, published 24 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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