I-Mei Foods

I-Mei Foods is a Taiwanese food company founded in 1934.[1] It is a well-known consumer brand in Taiwan[2] and a major milk processor.[3] I-Mei Foods Co was the top fast-moving consumer goods brand in Taiwan for 2022, its 9th consecutive year number one, with 90% of Taiwanese households having purchased an I-Mei product, according to a 2023 study by Kantar Group.[4]

History

I-Mei was founded as a traditional Taiwanese confectionery specializing in pineapple cakes and mung bean cakes.[5] After World War II, they expanded finding success with a milk caramel. Based on the success of the milk caramel I-Mei expanded into the dairy industry in 1955. In the mid-1980s, it began supplying buns and dairy products to fast food chains like McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and MOS Burger.[6]

In May 2019, Costco Taiwan pulled I-Mei brand fresh milk from the shelves after a few consumers on social media questioned the freshness of the milk.[7] Milk products were returned to shelves after testing by the Health Department of Taoyuan City indicated that there was nothing off with the products.[8]

In 2019, I-Mei celebrated its 85th birthday.[9]

Subsidiaries

• I-Mei Macrobiotics
• I-Mei Biomedicine [10]

See also

• List of companies of Taiwan