Zong Qinghou, the rags-to-riches founder of one of China’s biggest beverage makers, has died. The self-made billionaire, who was once China’s richest man, died of an illness on Sunday at the ...

As the eldest child, Zong left school after junior high to support his family and spent more than a decade doing odd jobs, including hard manual labor at a remote state-owned farm during Mao’s ...

Last year, Zong was No. 53 on China's 100 Richest list with a net worth of $5.9 billion. Privately held Wahaha, which never got listed despite a rumored $1 billion initial public offering in 2020 ...

Zong Qinghou, a self-made beverage entrepreneur who was once the richest person in China, died on Sunday at 79. His death, from an unspecified illness, was announced by his company, Wahaha Group ...

The beverage giant founder Zong Qinghou, one of China’s Mao era ‘sent-down youth’, cut a pathway for business leaders who followed as the country modernised. 28 Feb 2024 - 6:15AM.

Zong Fuli, daughter of the late Chinese billionaire Zong Qinghou—once the country’s richest man—has officially taken over Hangzhou-based beverage giant Wahaha Group, according to a local ...

Zong Qinghou, the rags-to-riches founder of one of China’s biggest beverage makers, has died. The self-made billionaire, who was once China’s richest man, died of an illness on Sunday at the ...

Zong Qinghou, the rags-to-riches founder of Chinese beverage maker Wahaha and once the richest man in the country, has died.