Lee Kum Kee

Lee Kum Kee Company Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryFood
Founded1888 (1888)
FounderLee Kum Sheung
Headquarters
Tai Po, New Territories
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Key people
Sammy Lee (chairman)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李錦記有限公司
Simplified Chinese李锦记有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Jǐn jì yǒuxiàn gōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Gam2 gei3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1
Websitewww.lkk.com

Lee Kum Kee Company Limited (Chinese: 李錦記有限公司) is a Hong Kong–based food company which specializes in manufacturing a wide range of Chinese and Asian sauces. Founded by Lee Kum Sheung in 1888 in Nanshui, Guangdong, Lee Kum Kee produces over 300 Chinese-style sauces, including oyster sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, XO sauce, one-step recipe sauce, chili sauce, cooking ingredients, and dipping sauce. Lee Kum Kee Group also purchased London's landmark Walkie-Talkie skyscraper in July 2017 for £1.3bn, which was a record-breaking transaction for a single building in the UK.