Guangzhou Consumer Goods and Services Group Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Group) is the first large corporation integrating industry and trade in Guangzhou City, which is originated from Guangzhou Cooperative Business Administration established in September 1950 and gradually evolved into Guangzhou Light Industry Administration. On October 12, 1995, Guangzhou Light Industry Administration was transformed into an economic entity, signifying the officially establishment of Guangzhou Light Industry & Trade Group . In these two decades, it has successively integrated such enterprises as Guangzhou Second Light Industry Group(Holding)Co., Ltd, Guangzhou Light Holdings Limited, Guangzhou Packaging & Printing Group Co., Ltd. , Guangzhou Animal By-products Import and Export Corporation, Guangzhou Hi-Watt Battery Industry Ltd, Guangzhou Foreign Trade General Company and Guangzhou Textiles Industry & Trade Holdings Ltd.
At present, the Group has a total asset of 23.5 billion Yuan and a workforce of near 10,000 employees. With more than 200 subsidiaries, participated and associated enterprises, its business scope mainly covers four categories, namely, energy conservation and environmental protection, healthy foods, green daily chemicals and trade of stationery & sporting goods. It ranks among the top 500 enterprises of China, top 500 enterprises of China service sector, and top 100 enterprises of China light industry.
The products of the Group enjoy a high reputation in domestic and foreign markets, with a collection of brands honored as “Guangdong goods”, including 4 China Time-honored Brands, 21 Guangzhou Time-honored Brands and 8 Well-known Trademarks of China. And the Group also has the product of beautiful traditional crafts and artworks such as ivory sculpture, jade sculpture, bone sculpture, wood sculpture, gold and silver jewelry and embroideries.
The Group has formed partnership with world famous consortiums and corporations such as Mead Johnson Nutrition Company from US , Nestlé from Swiss, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. A batch of joint venture enterprises with a solid strength, good returns and a high reputation was founded, such as Mead Johnson Nutrition (China) Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Frozen Foods Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou Pacific Tinplate Co., Ltd. Several foreign trade subsidiaries under the Group boast more than 40 years of international trade experience and have established a good business cooperation with the enterprises and institutions of more than 80 countries and regions worldwide.
The Group attaches high importance to technical innovation and boasts a solid scientific research strength. So far, the Group has established 1 national level technology center, 1 post-doctoral workstation, 1 academician workstation, 1 national level laboratory, 12 high-tech enterprises and 27 provincial and municipal level technology and engineering centers.
With an aim to become a group serving the happy life of people in domestic and foreign markets, the Group will carry on the corporate spirit “devotion, innovation, responsibility”, focus on main business, stick to brand construction and innovation, strengthen the integration of resources, promote the capital operation, and accelerate transformation and upgrade in the future.
