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In 2021 Billionaire Lee Man Tat (Li Wenda)Lee Man Tat grandson of the creator of Oyster sauce the chairman of condiments maker Lee Kum Kee who is known as the "King of Oyster Sauce" had died at the age of 91. Lee passed away peacefully on Monday, July 26th, Hong Kong-based Lee Kum Kee said in a statement on its website. The statement described Lee Man Tat as "an inspirational leader with a unique and forward-looking vision." The company added "He constantly brought new insight and momentum to the group and successfully transformed Lee Kum Kee into a world-renowned sauce and condiment brand." "He was committed to promoting Chinese culinary culture and health regimen and diversified the group into a sustainable enterprise."

Lee Kum Kee is a well-known condiment giant at home and abroad, and currently has more than two hundred products covering more than 100 countries and regions. In the development history of more than 20 years.

Li Wenda’s life was quite legendary, completely transforming the small family factory Lee Kum Kee into a world-class condiment group company.

Li Wenda was the grandson of Lee Kum Sang, the founder of Lee Kum Kee. Since taking over the management of the company in 1972, the company has begun to group and modernize, and finally put Lee Kum Kee on the world stage. Therefore, Lee Kum Kee under the management of Lee Kum Kee was regarded as an important turning point in the development of the enterprise.

In 2019, Forbes China Hong Kong Rich List, Li Wenda ranked third with a net worth of $17.1 billion.

You can read the full article from Forbes Here

Lee Kum Kee Reducing their Carbon Footprint

Hong Kong-based food company Lee Kum Kee has received the LEED Platinum certification for its sustainability efforts. The 133-year-old sauce company is also turning its focus to promoting plant-based dishes. This is part of the company’s efforts to ‘contribute to the fight against climate change‘.

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The certification is a green building rating system: the most widely used in the world. Lee Kum Kee is the first company in the global fermented food industry to receive the Platinum certification.

The 16,000-square meter wetland park treats 4,000 cubic meters of wastewater every day

Lee Kum Kee’s Xinhui Production Campus

The sauce company received the award for its production campus in Xinhui, Jiangmen, Guangdong province. This is home to Lee Kum Kee’s green soy sauce fermentation project. The campus features a solar power generation system and a geothermal heat pump system. Both earned full marks in the energy-saving LEED category.

The solar power system is installed on the soy sauce plant’s rooftop. This massively reduces electricity consumption. The geothermal heat pump system provides both hot and cold water for soy sauce fermentation. It uses thermostatic geothermal energy underground. This reduces greenhouse gas emissions and the consumption of electricity and water.

Read more about how Lee Kum Kee is helping the planet here