Kowloon Dairy facts for kids
Kowloon Dairy Limited (simplified Chinese: 九龙维记牛奶; traditional Chinese: 九龍維記牛奶) is a well-known company in Hong Kong that makes and sells milk and other dairy products. It was started by George Ahwee and Rudy Choy in 1940.
The Story of Kowloon Dairy
Kowloon Dairy officially began on March 21, 1940. At first, the company was quite small, with only 30 employees. They could only deliver fresh milk to the northern part of the Kowloon Peninsula.
The company grew bigger after Li Lan Sang invested more money into it. However, during World War II, the company faced a tough time. They had 100 cows, but all of them were taken away.
In its early years, the Kowloon Dairy factory was located where the Choi Wan Estate is today. In 1972, the Hong Kong government decided to use that land to build homes for people. So, Kowloon Dairy moved its factory to Tuen Mun and its farm to Yuen Long. The new farm was much larger, about 21,000 square feet, and had more than 300 cows.
Since around 1975, Li Lan Sang's family has been in charge of running Kowloon Dairy.
By 2013, nearly 500 people worked for Kowloon Dairy. Their products were sold all over Hong Kong and Macau. They made many different kinds of dairy products, including milk and ice cream.
In 1992, Kowloon Dairy decided to expand into China. They teamed up with a local dairy company called Fengxing Milk to form a new company. Production in China started in 1994. Today, you can find Kowloon Dairy products in many parts of China, like Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Heilongjiang, and Yunnan.
A newspaper called Southern Metropolis Daily once said that "many Hong Kong people drink it from childhood to adulthood and are loyal fans of it." This shows how popular Kowloon Dairy is!
Awards for Quality
Kowloon Dairy has received important awards for its safety and quality. In January 2007 and 2009, they earned special certifications from the British Standards Institution. These were the HACCP Food Safety Management and ISO 22000 Certifications. This was a big deal because Kowloon Dairy was the first dairy company in Hong Kong to get these awards!
Later, in September 2011, Kowloon Dairy received the same HACCP Food Safety Management and ISO 22000 Certifications again, this time from SGS. These certifications mean that Kowloon Dairy follows very strict rules to make sure their products are safe and of high quality for everyone who enjoys them.
See also
- Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited
- List of food companies
- Trappist Dairy (Hong Kong) Limited
- The Garden Company
- Manufacturing in Hong Kong
