Wing Yip
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| Private | |
| Industry | Retail (Grocery), Wholesale/Export (Grocery), Real estate |
| Founded | Birmingham, England (1969) |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, England |
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Key people
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Woon Wing Yip (Chairman) |
| Products | Chinese/Oriental groceries, fresh & frozen products, Store branded sauces, |
| Revenue |
 GBP 104.4 million (2014) |
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GBP 6.8 million |
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Number of employees
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300+ |
| Subsidiaries |
W Wing Yip & Brothers Trading Group Ltd |
| Website | www.wingyip.com |
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| Traditional Chinese | 榮業行 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 荣业行 | ||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | róng yè háng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | wìhng yihp hòhng |
W Wing Yip & Brothers Trading Group Ltd
Wing Yip is a Chinese supermarket chain in the United Kingdom, founded in 1969.
The current Birmingham store (B7 5NT) now also serves as its headquarters office, international trading division, property and investments, online store (mail order), warehouse, and national distribution centre. The company has superstore branches in Manchester and Greater London (namely, Croydon and Cricklewood). In addition, the company has expanded into wholesale and export (international trade), and real estate development/management, such as siting its stores within larger commercial centres.
Wing Yip have been supplying Chinese restaurants and takeaways, the Chinese community and food enthusiasts with Chinese groceries and other products for more than 40 years.
The founder, Woon Wing Yip, was a Hakka born in Dongguan County, Guangdong, China in 1937. He arrived in the United Kingdom from Hong Kong in 1959 with £10. With an annual turnover of 80 million pounds, he became the first Chinese tycoon in the UK.
Wing Yip was honoured by Her Majesty The Queen on 10 March 2010 at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace and awarded an OBE for his services to the Oriental food industry.
Wing Yip said “I was so surprised and feel very honoured, especially after coming here as an immigrant. I knew when I arrived in the UK that I wanted to be more than a waiter and quickly became head waiter, then opened my first restaurant with my business partners in Clacton in 1962. I would like to thank all my staff who have provided me with their support and dedication and made the success of Wing Yip possible.”
This first Wing Yip store in Digbeth employs fewer than ten people and quickly gains a following in the Chinese community and with those interested in Chinese cooking.
The landmark Chinese Arch with handmade tiles from China is erected.
The Wing Yip range of sauces finds favour with visitors to the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC.
The redevelopment of the Cricklewood site begins. The project will see the building of a new enlarged cash and carry store open to the trade and the public with underground parking, a Business Centre including a Chinese restaurant together with an office building all in an Oriental style. Cricklewood location.
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