Hangzhou Wahaha Group
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
Key people | Zong Qinghou, Chairman & CEO |
| Products | Dairy products, water, soft drinks |
| Revenue | RMB 67.8 billion (2011) |
| RMB 3.2 billion (2006) | |
Number of employees | 30,000 |
| Website | en.wahaha.com.cn |
Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., Ltd. (WHH; Chinese: 杭州娃哈哈集团有限公司) is a private group of companies, and the largest beverage producer in China. The company is headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
Wahaha has roughly 150 subsidiary companies and 60 manufacturing bases scattered throughout China. Wahaha employs about 60,000 staff.
The company was originally a local government owned sales company founded in 1987–8. For most of the time since creation, it has been run by Zong Qinghou (宗庆后), who exercised operational control over the day-to-day operations.