type public company sgx y03 subsidiary of far east organization industry conglomerate founded 1900 headquarters singapore key people koh boon hwee chairman melvin teo group ceo products food and beverage property owner far east orchard 49.5 % stake 1 parent far east organization website www.yeos.com.sg yeo hiap seng limited simplified chinese ; traditional chinese ; pinyin y ng xi ch ng ; pe h e j i hia p s ng commonly known as yeo s is an investment holding company as well as a drink manufacturer in singapore and malaysia . it is a multinational corporation that has offices and market presence in the us europe australia new zealand maldives mauritius mongolia pacific islands china hong kong cambodia myanmar laos vietnam and japan . it produces its own asian drinks and has the license from pepsico to produce pepsi 7 up mountain dew mirinda and mug root beer . in addition yeo s also exclusively manages other international brands such as red bull gatorade evian volvic uni president allswell hain celestial and erika dairies . some of its house brands see below include h two o yeo s asian beverages justea and pink dolphin . yhs majority shareholder is ng teng fong s far east organization and it also develops houses and condominiums . the company also has operations in over 60 countries which includes thailand china singapore malaysia united states and franchises in indonesia and mauritius . contents 1 history 1.1 yeo keng lian 1.2 corporate 1.3 1990s and beyond 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit yeo keng lian edit the company has its history dated back to 1900 . founded by yeo keng lian a native of fujian china who began his business career making soya sauce in zhangzhou with the yeo hiap seng sauce factory in 1901 and then immigrated to singapore in the 1930s where he re established the yeo hiap seng sauce factory in 1938 . 2 3 yeo died in singapore in 1960 . 2 the name yeo hiap seng is of christian origin with hiap meaning unity of christ as yeo was presbyterian . 2 corporate edit although founded in 1938 the company was incorporated in singapore on 20 december 1955 as yeo hiap seng canning and sauce factory private limited and was listed on 7 november 1968 and renamed to its present shorter name . the 1950s saw the company can curry chicken pioneer the bottling of soy milk and package asian drinks in tetra brik aseptic containers using the ultra high temperature processing system . 1990s and beyond edit in june 1995 robert ng took over as chairman of yeo hiap seng yhs . his chairmanship came at the same time as his family increased its stake in the company to 24.9 % just short of the 25 % threshold above which they would be required by law to make an offer to buy out all other shareholders . this marked a step forward in his fight with malaysian billionaire investor quek leng chan for control of yhs and its land holdings in singapore s bukit timah district which could be worth billions of dollars were they redeveloped into residential real estate . 4 in the end ng and his father were able to successfully take advantage of squabbles within the yeo family to buy up 86 % of yhs stock . 5 their battle to gain control of the company was later described as one of the most colourful take over struggles in singapore s history and led to yhs transformation from a food company to a luxury real estate developer . 6 see also edit companies portal drink portal food portal list of food companies vitasoy a hong kong based soya beverage and product giant references edit ho frankie 20 june 2012 . the far east re organization . the edge singapore . pp. 18 20 . access date requires url help a b c http dannysao.blogspot.ca 2012 06 yeo hiap seng story testimony of gods.html http www.yeos.com.sg history and heritage tea for two battle for a great name and address cnn asianow 28 july 1995 retrieved 5 june 2009 backman 2001 p. 96 porter barry 1 june 1997 transforming a soft drink sluggard the standard retrieved 15 july 2009 external links edit official website v t e soy glycine max general soy allergy soy candle soy ink soy molasses soy paint soy protein soybean soybean diseases soybean meal soybean oil soy based dishes list of soy based foods aburaage agedashi tofu bai ye douhua dubu kimchi edamame hiyayakko kongguksu kongnamul mapo doufu miso soup sundubu jjigae tahu goreng tofu skin roll yong tau foo plant milk soy milk soy yogurt vegan cheese meat analogues beanfeast tempeh textured vegetable protein tofu tofurkey vegetarian hot dog veggie burger sauces and condiments soy sauce based ganjang ponzu sweet soy sauce tamari teriyaki tsuyu y n y u pastes doenjang doubanjiang miso sweet bean sauce yellow soybean paste t ng fermented bean fermented bean curd douchi kinema tauco natt various other foods mamenori okara oncom soy flour soy milk based infant formula soy nut stinky tofu tofu skin list of fermented soy products biochemicals phytoestrogens genistein genistin glycitein ononin daidzein equol metabolite o dma metabolite daidzin leaves globulins proteins beta conglycinin gylcinin phas lectins soybean agglutinin lectin enzymes beta amylase lipoxygenase cysteine proteases trypsin inhibitors kunitz inhibitor bowman birk inhibitor other soy lecithin mix of phospholipids lunasin unsaponifiables tocopherols sterols antinutrients phytates protease inhibitors cystatins companies 8th continent alpro boca burger gardenburger kikkoman morningstar farms plamil foods silk so good tofutti vitasoy yamasa yeo hiap seng other yuasa artisan town of historic soy sauce distilleries kikkoman soy sauce museum retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title yeo hiap seng & oldid 711314832 categories food manufacturers of singaporesino groupcompanies listed on the singapore exchangebrand name condimentssoy product brandssingaporean brands1900 establishmentshidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlengvarb from march 2016use dmy dates from march 2016articles 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