Bright Food facts for kids
Bright Food is a big company from China that makes and sells many different kinds of food and drinks. It's one of the largest food companies in China. The company is owned by the government of Shanghai. Bright Food sells its products all around the world.
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| State-owned | |
| Industry | Beverages Consumer goods Food |
| Founded | August 2006 (Shanghai) |
| Headquarters | , |
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Qin Dong (President) Shen Wi Ping (President of Shanghai Mailing) |
| Products | Foods, beverages |
| Revenue | US$19 billion (2014) |
| Owner | Shanghai Municipal People's Government |
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Bright Food has several smaller companies that are also listed on the stock market. These include Bright Dairy & Food, Shanghai First Provisions Store, Shanghai Maling Aquarius, and Shanghai Haibo.
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How Bright Food Started
Bright Food began a long time ago, even before it was called Bright Food. In 1954, people decided to build farms near the sea in a place called Fengxian. More farms were built on Chongming Island in 1959. By 1960, there were 16 farms in these areas.
To manage all these farms, the Shanghai Agricultural Reclamation Administration was created in 1963. This group changed its name a few times over the years. In 1973, a special farm called Shanghai Municipal Shanghai Farm was set up in Dafeng, which was like a separate area belonging to Shanghai.
In 1980, the administration decided to also create a business side to manage the farms' products. This business side eventually became a company called Shanghai Agricultural Industry and Commerce (Group) Corporation in 1994. In 2006, this group joined with other food companies, including one that owned the "Bright" brand. That's when the new, bigger company, Bright Food (Group) Co., Ltd., was officially formed.
Buying and Selling Companies
Bright Food often buys parts of other companies or sells parts of its own. This helps them grow and offer more products.
- In 2010, Bright Food bought a part of Synlait, a dairy company from New Zealand. They now own about 39% of Synlait.
- In 2011, they bought 75% of Manassen Foods, an Australian food company.
- In 2012, Bright Food bought a big part of Weetabix Limited, a British company famous for breakfast cereals. This part was later sold to a US company called Post Holdings in 2017.
- In 2014, they bought Mundella Foods, a dairy company from Western Australia.
- Also in 2014, Bright Food bought 56% of Tnuva, a dairy company from Israel.
- Later in 2014, they bought a large part of Salov, an Italian company that makes olive oil, including the Filippo Berio brand.
- In 2015, Bright Food's company, Shanghai Maling Aquarius, bought 50% of Silver Fern Farms, a meat and dairy company in New Zealand.
- In February 2025, Bright Food sold The Margaret River Company and Mundella Foods to another dairy company called The Cheeky Cow.
What Bright Food Makes
Bright Food makes many different food and drink products. Some of their well-known products include:
- Guangming (Bright) dairy products like milk and yogurt.
- Guansheyuan foodstuffs.
- Da Bai Tu (Big White Rabbit) candy.
- Maling canned foods.
- Bright ice cream.
- Aquarius water.
- Shikumen rice wine.
- Yutang sugar.
- Tip Top pickled foods.
- Haifeng rice.
- Aiseng pork.
- Daying duck meat products.
- Shengfeng chocolate.
How Popular Bright Food Is
In 2010, Bright Food was quite popular in China. They had about 5.7% of the dairy products market, which made them the fourth largest. They also had a share in the packaged foods market and the ice cream market in China.
Bright Food also owns a big part of Tnuva, an Israeli dairy company. Tnuva has about 11% of the food industry market in Israel.
Food Safety Information
Like many large food companies, Bright Food has faced some challenges related to food safety. Their Bright Dairy company has had a few incidents over the years.
- In September 2008, some milk products from Bright Dairy and other companies were found to have a harmful chemical called melamine. This chemical was used incorrectly to make the milk seem to have more protein. The company said that other companies they worked with were responsible for the problem.
- In June 2012, Bright Dairy had to recall about 300 cartons of milk. These cartons accidentally had a cleaning chemical called lye in them. This happened because the chemical was used to clean the pipes where the milk was packaged.
- In September 2012, some milk delivered by Bright Dairy turned sour. The company explained that the milk was not kept at the correct temperature during transport, which made it go bad.
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