Who owns QQ Gummies?
QQ Gummies is owned by Want Want (Taiwan, HKEX: 0151).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Want Want China Holdings Limited Annual Report 2025, 30 June 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Want Want China Holdings Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan, Taipei
- Origin
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Candy & sugar confectionery
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 0151
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About QQ Gummies
QQ Gummies take their name from the Taiwanese term for a springy, chewy texture that Mandarin has no direct word for. The brand is one of the largest gummy sweet lines in Greater China. Want Want China Holdings owns it, and the same texture term is used across Taiwanese food from bubble tea pearls to noodles.
Ownership timeline of QQ Gummies
Where QQ Gummies sits in Want Want
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Want Want
Want Want controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in food.
Also in food
- Hot-Kid (1983)
- Hot-Kid Milk (1996)
Other brands in candy & sugar confectionery, and who owns them
The 87 brands in candy & sugar confectionery on Brandtree belong to 39 owners. The largest is Cloetta, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ahlgrens bilar | Cloetta | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bottle Caps | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Charleston Chew | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bon Bon Bum | Colombina | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Candy Kittens | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Airheads | Perfetti Van Melle | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Goldbears | Haribo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Háls | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
About the owner: Want Want
Want Want is a publicly listed company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, founded in 1962. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 0151.
Want Want began as a Taiwanese canned food business in 1962 and moved into rice crackers under a Japanese licence in 1983, becoming one of the largest snack and beverage companies in China. Its smiling boy logo is among the most recognised commercial marks in the Chinese-speaking world.
🇹🇼 QQ Gummies and other Taiwanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 26 brands that began in Taiwan. 1 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; QQ Gummies is not one of them.
- Uni-President Noodles (統一麵) — Uni-President 🇹🇼
- China Airlines — China Airlines 🇹🇼
- EVA Air — EVA Air 🇹🇼
- Evergreen Line — Evergreen Marine 🇹🇼
- Formosa — TTL 🇹🇼
- Fubon Life — Fubon Financial 🇹🇼
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of QQ Gummies?
The parent company of QQ Gummies is Want Want, a publicly listed company headquartered in Taiwan.
Is QQ Gummies Taiwanese?
Yes. QQ Gummies originated in Taiwan in 1994 and its owner, Want Want, is also headquartered in Taiwan.
Is QQ Gummies still owned by Want Want?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, QQ Gummies is still owned by Want Want. 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] Want Want China Holdings Limited Annual Report 2025 — Want Want China Holdings Limited, Annual report, published 30 June 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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