Company Profile

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Founded in 1996, formerly known as Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) was relocated to Lhasa, Tibet in 2016 and was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Huabao Flavours & Fragrances, Stock Code: 300741) in 2018. The Company is committed to providing global customers with green, nutritious, healthy solutions.
The Company has set up overseas R&D centers in Germany and Singapore, and owns National Enterprise Technology Center and National Post-doctoral Research Center in Chinese Mainland. From 2014 to 2022, the Company’s annual sales volume ranked first in F&F industry (data source: CAFFCI), won the China’s Top 100 Enterprises Award issued by China Business Top 100 Forum for 4 consecutive years, and its practice case of rural revitalization was successfully selected as “Excellent Practice Case of Rural Revitalization of Public Companies” by the China Association for Public Companies (CAPCO).
The Company’s history of food flavors can be traced back to the founding of Continental Chemical Society (predecessor of Huabao H&K), the first national flavor business established in Shanghai in 1912. Over the 110 years, especially in recent 20 years, the Company has strived to bring the national F&F brand to the world, and unceasingly facilitated its globalization progress and global layout. Currently, the Company owns more than 40 subsidiaries in 18 cities across 7 countries, and has become an international and modernized large-scale industrial group corporation.

  • 27 Years

    27-year tale of perseverance

  • 8.33% Professionals

    Close 8.33% of operating revenue invested in R&D (average of last three years)

  • 43

    43 subsidiaries
    (as at December 31, 2023)

  • NO.1

    From 2014 to 2022, Huabao’s annual sales volume ranks first in F&F industry(ranking information is provided by CAFFCI)

Development Strategy

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In the R & D, the Company will focus on the rapid development of flavoring technology and multi-dimensional application technology, and the research of natural and key aroma components; it will explore and build the open R & D system for the R & D mechanism to strengthen the exchange and cooperation with domestic and foreign institutions; it will create the top R & D team and service team in the flavor industry to further lead the industrial scientific and technological innovation direction

In terms of business expansion, the Company will expand the business of natural food flavors, natural food additives and food ingredients to further improve and enrich its product lines

In terms of industrial chain extension, the Company will further expand the downstream industry chain, taking the formula food for special medical use (hereinafter referred to as "special medical food") as the starting point to create a large health food industry forum

In terms of industry consolidation, the Company will, through M & A and industry consolidation, rapidly increase the Company’s scale and influence, enhance its international competitiveness and deepen the capability of enterprise group operation and international operation

In terms of capital management, the Company will, through diversified financing channels such as capital market and various financial institutions, provide abundant financial support for the steady development and the realization of strategic objectives of the Company

Qualifications and Honors

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  • HEDON: Well-known trademark in Shanghai; brand-name product in Shanghai

    Amber: Well-known trademark in Fujian Province

  • H&K: Well-known trademark in Shanghai

    Tianhong: Brand-name product in Yunnan Province

  • Owada: Well-known trademark in Guangzhou

    Yifang:Shanghai famous brand

  • H&K Flavor: Well-known food flavor brand

    Meet Peacocks: Well-known food ingredient brand

  • Huabao: Well-known brand in flavors & fragrances industry

    In 2022, Guangzhou Hua Fang Tobacco Flavors Ltd. was awarded the Certificate of Anti-bribery Management System Evaluation

  • In 2022, Huabao Limited was honored with China Top 100 Enterprises Award

  • In 2019, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances won the “Excellent R&D Team in China Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetic Industries” issued by CAFFCI

    In 2019, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances won the “Excellent Product Prize” awarded by Ice Cream China 2019

  • In 2019, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances won the “Member Enterprise of Quality Service” issued by the Specialized Committee for Roasted Seeds and Nuts of China National Food Industry Association

    In 2019, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances won the “Leading Enterprise Prize” issued by China Association of Bakery & Confectionery Industry

  • In 2019, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances won the “Outstanding Enterprise in China Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetic Industries” issued by CAFFCI

    In 2019, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances won the “Excellent R&D Team in China Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetic Industries” issued by CAFFCI

  • In 2019, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was honored China’s Top 100 Enterprises Award issued by China Business Top 100 Forum

    In 2019, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances was honored “Top 10 Flavor Industry Enterprises of China Light Industry of 2018” issued by China National Light Industry Council

  • In 2019, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances was honored “Top 100 Science & Technology Enterprises of China Light Industry of 2018" issued by China National Light Industry Council

    In 2020, Huabao Limited was honored with the “Special Award for 2019 Annual Data Submission” by China Association of Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetic Industries (CAFFCI) 

  • In 2020, Huabao Limited won the “2020 China Top 100 Enterprises Award” of China Business Top 100 Forum 

    In 2020, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the “Excellent R&D Team” by CAFFCI

  • In 2021, Huabao Limited was awarded the Top 100 Science & Technology Enterprises in China Light Industry by China National Light Industry Council

    In 2021, Huabao Limited was awarded the Top 10 Enterprises in China Perfume and Essence Industry by China National Light Industry Council

  • In 2021, Huabao Limited was honored with the Excellent R&D Team Award, Social Responsibility and Public Benefit Activities Award and Excellent Enterprise Award by CAFFCI

    In 2021, Huabao Limited was awarded the Top 200 Enterprises in China Light Industry by China National Light Industry Council

  • In 2021, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won the 2020 Mondelēz “Supply Excellence Award for End-to-End Promotion”

    In 2022, Huabao Limited was awarded the Top 200 Enterprises in China Light Industry

  • In 2022, Huabao Limited was awarded the Top 100 Science & Technology Enterprises in China Light Industry

    In 2023, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the medal for “Excellent Practice Cases of Rural Revitalization of Public Companies” by China Association for Public Companies (CAPCO)

  • In 2023, Huabao Limited was awarded the Top 200 Enterprises in China Light Industry and the Top 100 Science & Technology Enterprises in China Light Industry, and ranked first in the list of Top 10 Enterprises in China Perfume and Essence Industry

    In 2023, Shanghai Huazhen Food Technology Development Co., Ltd. won Mondelēz Award for Quality and Food Safety 

  • In 2023, Guangzhou Hua Fang Tobacco Flavors Ltd. won the “Guangdong Province Famous and Outstanding High-tech Product” certification

    In 2015, Owada Flavours Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. was qualified as a “hi-tech enterprise” in Guangdong Province

  • In 2015, Wuxi Hua Hai Flavour Co., Ltd. was identified as a “hi-tech enterprise” through review in Jiangsu Province

    In 2015, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was identified as a “hi-tech enterprise” through review in Jiangxi Province

  • In 2015, Yunnan Tianhong Flavor & Fragrance Co., Ltd. was identified again as a “hi-tech enterprise” in Yunnan Province

    In 2015, Xiamen Amber Fragrances Co., Ltd. was identified again as a “hi-tech enterprise” in Xiamen

  • In 2015, Shanghai Hengxin Analysis Technology Co., Ltd. passed the CNAS certification

    In 2014, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was identified again as a “hi-tech enterprise” in Shanghai

  • In 2014, Shanghai H&K Flavors & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was identified again as a “hi-tech enterprise” in Shanghai

    In 2014, three products of Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. were rated as “key new products in Jiangxi Province”

  • In 2014, Shanghai H&K Flavors & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was identified again as a holder of one of the “top ten famous brands of food ingredients in 2014”

    In 2014, Yunnan Tianhong Flavor & Fragrance Co., Ltd. was rated as one of the “top 100 private enterprises in Yunnan province in 2014”

  • In 2013, Owada Flavours Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. was rated by China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd. as a class-A supplier of flavors and fragrances

    In 2011, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co., Ltd. jointly founded a “joint key lab”

  • In 2018, Yunnan Tianhong was once again recognized as a “High-tech Enterprise” of Yunnan Province

    In 2011, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was rated as one of “the top ten enterprises in flavors and fragrances sector of the light industry in China in 2010”

  • In 2018, Xiamen Amber was once again recognized as a “High-tech Enterprise” of Xiamen.

    In 2010, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. won the second prize of “Science and Technology Progress Award” by China National Tobacco Corporation”

  • In 2018, Hua Fang Tobacco Flavors obtained the High-tech Product Certificate issued by Guangdong Hi-tech Enterprise Association

    In 2006, the “Huabao Enterprise Technology Center innovation capacity building program” successfully passed the expert review organized by National Development and Reform Commission

  • In 2018, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was recognized as a “High-tech Enterprise” of Tibet Autonomous Region

    In 2018, Ying Tan Huabao was once again recognized as a “High-tech Enterprise” of Jiangxi Province

  • In 2004, the enterprise technology center of Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was qualified by four ministries/commissions of China as a “state-recognized technical center”

    In 2004, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was identified as “the demonstration base for joint training of graduate students for industry-university-research cooperation in Jiangsu Province”

  • In 2018, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “the Management Innovation Award in China’s Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetic Industries”

    In 2003, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was rated as a “post-doctoral scientific research station”

  • In 2018, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “the Most Influential Ingredient Supplier in China’s Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetic Industries”

    In 2018, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “the Special Award for the 40th Anniversary of the Reform and Opening-up in China’s Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetic Industries”

  • In 2018, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “the Outstanding Enterprise Award in China’s Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetic Industries”

    In 2016, Hua Fang Tobacco Flavors Ltd. was identified as a “hi-tech enterprise” through review in Guangdong Province

  • In 2016, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was rated as “a pilot enterprise for patent affairs in Shanghai”

    F&G BOTSWANA won the “2019 Botswana Private Enterprise Growth Contribution Award”

  • In 2019, Yingtan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances won the Excellent and Powerful Enterprise Award in Yingtan

    In 2019, Hua Fang Tobacco Flavors won the honorary title of “Trustworthy Enterprise in Guangdong Province”  

  • In 2019, Owada Flavours Technology (Guangzhou) won the honorary title of “Trustworthy Enterprise in Guangdong Province”

    In 2020, Huabao Limited won the 11th Tianma Award for China Listed Company Investor Relations (the Best Board of Directors, and the Best Investor Relations)

  • In 2020, Huabao Limited won 2020 Shanghai Securities News “Golden Quality” Award for Corporate Governance

    In 2020, Huabao Limited won 2019 China Securities Journal Golden Bull Prize for the Most Investment Value

  • In 2020, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “High-tech Little Giant Firm” in Jiading District, Shanghai 

    In 2020, Yingtan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won the title of “2020 Top 100 Private Manufacturing Enterprise in Jiangxi”

  • In 2020, Huabao Limited won the title of “2019 Top 20 Private Enterprise in Xizang Autonomous Region”

    In 2020, Jiangxi H&K Food Technology Development Co., Ltd. was identified as a High and New Technology Enterprise 

  • In 2021, Huabao Limited was awarded “Top 50 GEM Listed Companies by Value” by the list of Value Evaluation of China’s Listed Companies

    In 2021, Huabao Limited was awarded the High and New Technology Enterprise Certificate again

  • In 2021, Huabao Limited won the “China Top 100 Enterprises Award” of the 21st China Business Top 100 Forum

    In 2021, Owada Flavours & Fragrances (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. obtained the certificate of “Enterprise Observing Contract and Value Credit in Guangdong Province”

  • In 2021, Better World Naturals Co., Ltd. won a prize in 2021 Shanghai Annual Technology Innovation Competition for Small and Medium-sized Technology-based Enterprises

    In 2022, Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was rated as the “Enterprise Technology Center of Jiading District” again

  • In 2022, Owada Flavours & Fragrances (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. was listed for “Leading Enterprises Specializing in Niche Sectors” in Guangzhou

    In 2022, Yunnan Tianhong Flavor & Fragrance Co., Ltd. was once again identified as a High and New Technology Enterprise

  • In 2022, Yingtan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was once again identified as the “High and New Technology Enterprise”

    In 2022, Yingtan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “Superior Industrial Enterprise of the High-tech Zone in 2021”

  • In 2022, Yingtan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “Superior Industrial Enterprise (Eagle Enterprise) in 2021”

    In 2022, Owada Flavours & Fragrances (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. was identified as a High and New Technology Enterprise again

  • In 2022, Yingtan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “Advanced Non-public Enterprise of Yingtan City”

    In 2022, Guangzhou Hua Fang Tobacco Flavors Ltd. was awarded the title of “Guangzhou Grade A Enterprise for Harmonious Labor Relations”

  • In 2023, Better World Naturals Co., Ltd. was awarded the tile of “Small and Medium-sized Leading Enterprise Specializing in Niche Sectors in Shanghai”

    In 2023, Better World Naturals Co., Ltd. was identified as a National High and New Technology Enterprise

  • In 2023, Yingtan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “Superior Industrial Enterprise (Eagle Enterprise) in 2022”

    In 2023, Owada Flavours & Fragrances (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. was awarded Guangzhou Grade AA Enterprise for Harmonious Labor Relations in 2022 

  • In 2023, the Sweetening Technology Department of the Technology Center of Shanghai H&K Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won the Workers’ Pioneer (Demonstration Post) of Jiading District 

    In 2023, the Trade Union Federation of Huabao Shanghai Industrial Park was awarded the second batch of municipal demonstration site for Shanghai grass-roots trade union employee member supervision and selected into the excellent case set

  • In 2023, Huabao Limited was awarded the “Humanities and Self-cultivation Learning Site in Jiading District, Shanghai”

    In 2024, Jiangxi Yifang Rural Technology Co., Ltd. was identified as a National High and New Technology Enterprise

  • In 2024, Jiangxi H&K Food Technology Development Co., Ltd. was identified as a National High and New Technology Enterprise

    In 2016, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. won “the silver award for comprehensive capabilities in advanced manufacturing industry in Jiading District in 2015” and the title “excellent operator in the advanced manufacturing industry of Jiading District in 2015”

  • In 2016, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won “the contribution award for big taxpayer enterprise in 2015”

    In 2016, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won the title “class-A taxpayer in 2015”

  • In 2015, Hua Fang Tobacco Flavors Ltd. was rated as “a R&D organization in Guangzhou”

    In 2015, Hua Fang Tobacco Flavors Ltd. was rated “a gazelle business in Guangzhou Development District”

  • In 2015, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won “the award for special contribution of enterprises in 2014”

    In 2014, Yunnan Tianhong Flavor & Fragrance Co., Ltd. was rated as “an excellent and strong private enterprise in Yuxi”

  • In 2014, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won the honorary title “worker pioneer in Ying Tan”

    In 2014, Hua Fang Owada was granted “the award for strong district of quality (financial support) by Guangzhou Development District

  • In 2013, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won “first prize for scientific and technological progress in Ying Tan in 2012”

    In 2013, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was rated as “an AAA organization of integrity of the year for labor security in Jiangxi Province”

  • In 2012 and 2013, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was rated as “a class-A taxpayer in Jiangxi Province”

    In 2012, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won “the enterprise progress award for industrial development in 2011” in Ying Tan

  • In 2012, Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won the honorary title “excellent enterprise of scientific and technological innovation” in 2011

    In 2009, Shanghai H&K Flavors & Fragrances Co., Ltd. won the honorary title “foreign-funded technologically advanced enterprise” for the fifth time consecutively

  • In 2006, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was granted the honorary title “top 100 star overseas Chinese ventures in China during period from 2003 to 2005”

    In 2005, Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was rated as “a technologically advanced foreign-funded enterprise in Shanghai”

Corporate Culture

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  • Vision

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  • Enterprise Misson

    Green Nutritious Healthy

  • Values

    Client first, value creation and shared achievements

  • Enterprise spirit

    Innovation, pragmatic, loyalty, and collaboration

  • Enterprise Talent Concept

    Lofty, Aspiring, Competent and Versatile

The Company provides employees with a variety of dynamic shows and thoughtful staff care, does them favors when they are in need, thereby ensuring they work and live happily.

With adherence to the philosophy of green development, by virtue of lean production and strict environmental protection measures, the Company effectively controls the impact of its production processes on the environment in the aspects including water treatment, carbon emission, waste gas recycling, etc., so as to build an environment-friendly enterprise.

The Company has been always paying attention to public welfare and fulfilling its corporate social responsibility. Through sustainable public welfare projects and charitable funds construction, the Company aims to facilitate the constant improvement of both education and people's livelihood, thus winning social trust and achieving sustainable development. From “poverty alleviation” to “rural revitalization”, the Company has been actually fulfilling its corporate social responsibility. In 2022, the Company’s practice case of rural revitalization was successfully selected as “Excellent Practice Case of Rural Revitalization of Public Companies” by the China Association for Public Companies (CAPCO). In addition, based on full understanding of the long-term sustainable development and value creation of ESG, the Company is actively exploring and will gradually introduce ESG system, so as to form a long-term management mechanism. The Company will implement the ESG system, and establish a risk identification and prevention mechanism through the system, so as to further standardize its overall risk management process and internal control system, improve its risk management ability, facilitate its sustainable development, and embark on a new journey of sustainable development.

Key Events

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  • Launched the first restricted stock incentive plan in 2023

  • Acquired Shanghai Yifang Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. in 2022

  • PT Hubao Food Technology Indonesia was established in Indonesia in 2021

  • HUABAO ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. was established in Singapore in 2020

  • 9:18 AM 1ST March 2018, Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd officially lands on and gets listed on Shenzhen Exchange Stock. Stock Name:Huabao Flavor Stock Code: 300741

  • The Company was officially relocated to Lhasa, Tibet and renamed itself as Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. to launch a new development of the Company

    Lhasa Huabao Food Co., Ltd. and Jiangxi H&K Food Technology Development Co., Ltd. were successively established.

  • The Company appointed McKinsey & Consulting to provide strategic development and planning and sound the clarion call for second entrepreneurial efforts;

    Xinjiang Huabao Natural Biological Technology Co., Ltd. was established;

    Xiamen Amber Daily Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. was officially listed on NEEQ (Amber, 833164);

  • Ying Tan Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was founded

  • Guangzhou Huabao Flavour & Fragrance Co., Ltd. was founded for specialization in savory flavoring

    The Company acquired equities of Xiamen Amber Fragrances Co., Ltd., a famous daily chemical fragrances enterprise in China

  • Acquired Botswana-based F&G BOTSWANA (PTY) LTD in Africa

  • Established an R&D center in Germany

  • Acquired 51% of the stock equity of Hua Fang Tobacco Flavors Ltd

  • Shanghai H&K Flavors & Fragrances Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai after acquiring China’s oldest flavors & fragrances brand H&K

    The Company’s Technology Center was identified as the only State-recognized technical center in China's flavours and fragrances industry by NDRC, Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs and State Administration of Taxation

     

  • Yunnan Tianhong Flavor & Fragrance Co., Ltd. was established under the joint investment with Hongta Tobacco Group

  • In 1996——Huabao Food Flavours & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (the predecessor of Huabao Flavors & Fragrances Co., Ltd.) was established

CORE ENTERPRISE

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