Lee Kum Kee: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Lee Kum Kee is a privately held company headquartered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
Lee Kum Kee is a privately held Hong Kong sauce and condiment maker whose own history page credits its beginning to an accident: founder Lee Kum Sheung was cooking oysters in 1888 when he became too busy to watch the pot, and the overcooked liquid became the first oyster sauce. The company describes itself as the creator of oyster sauce and says it now carries more than a century of manufacturing experience in the category. Its current product range, sold under the single Lee Kum Kee name, spans oyster sauce, soy sauce, chilli sauce, XO sauce, vinegar, seasoning and chicken powders, soup bases, cooking wine and ready-to-eat items sold across Asia and internationally.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Lee Kum Kee Co., Ltd. (also LKK, 李錦記)
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Founded
- 1888
- Website
- hk.lkk.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Lee Kum Kee in numbers
- Lee Kum Kee owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 1 brands.[1]
Everything Lee Kum Kee owns
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Brand portfolio by category
Food (1)
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Lee Kum Kee own?
Lee Kum Kee owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Lee Kum Kee.
Is Lee Kum Kee a Hong Kong company?
Yes. Lee Kum Kee is headquartered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and was founded in 1888.
Who owns Lee Kum Kee?
Lee Kum Kee is privately held. Lee Kum Kee is a privately held Hong Kong sauce and condiment maker whose own history page credits its beginning to an accident: founder Lee Kum Sheung was cooking oysters in 1888 when he became too busy to watch the pot, and the overcooked liquid became the first oyster sauce.
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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