Hangzhou Wahaha Group
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
Key people | Zong Qinghou, Chairman & CEO |
| Products | Dairy products, water, soft drinks |
| Revenue | RMB 67.8 billion (2011) |
| RMB 3.2 billion (2006) | |
Number of employees | 30,000 |
| Website | en.wahaha.com.cn |
Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., Ltd. (WHH; Chinese: 杭州娃哈哈集团有限公司) is a private group of companies, and the largest beverage producer in China. The company is headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.: 76
Wahaha has roughly 150 subsidiary companies and 60 manufacturing bases scattered throughout China. Wahaha employs about 60,000 staff.
The company was originally a local government owned sales company founded in 1987–8. For most of the time since creation, it has been run by Zong Qinghou (宗庆后), who exercised operational control over the day-to-day operations.