Maxim's Caterers
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Maxim's Caterers Limited (Chinese: 美心食品有限公司; Cantonese Yale: Méihsām Sihkbán Yáuhhaahn Gūngsī) is a Hong Kong based food, beverage and restaurant chain jointly owned by Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited and Hong Kong Caterers Ltd.
Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Food and Beverage |
Founded | 1956; 68 years ago (1956) |
Founder | S.T. Wu & James Wu |
Headquarters | 18/F, Maxim's Centre, 17 Cheung Shun Street Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon |
Products | Chinese cuisine Western cuisine Asian cuisine Fast food Bakery Starbucks Genki Sushi |
Revenue | HK$20.27bn in the 2018 calendar year)[1] |
HC reported a net profit for 2018 of HK$893.1m | |
Number of employees | 24,000 |
Parent | HongKong Caterers and Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited (50/50 shareholders) |
Website | www |
Founded in 1956, the company operates over 1,000 outlets in Hong Kong, mainland China, Cambodia and Vietnam. These include bakeries, fast food shops restaurants and Starbucks coffee shop licences. Maxim's restaurants have been targeted by conservation campaigners concerned with Maxim's previous sale of shark fins, and for controversial comments made by Annie Wu, daughter of one of Maxim's founders, during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[2]