Southern Network News (Reporter Zhu Wenting) At 11:47 a.m. today (February 25), the official Sina Weibo account of Wahaha Group released an obituary, saying that Zong Qinghou, founder and chairman of Wahaha Group, died at 10:30 a.m. on February 25 due to ineffective medical treatment. The funeral committee of Comrade Zong Qinghou of Hangzhou Wahaha Group is scheduled to hold a memorial service in Hangzhou at 10 a.m. on February 28, 2024.
On February 22, Wahaha revealed that Zong Qinghou was indeed receiving ** in the hospital due to physical reasons, and his condition was stable at that time, and the business of Wahaha Group was operating normally. In mid-December 2023, Wahaha held the 2024 National Sales Work Conference, and Zong Qinghou attended the offline meeting at that time, and also took the stage to present awards to more than 100 advanced workers such as national outstanding dealers.
According to public information, Zong Qinghou started by selling sodas, popsicles and stationery paper. In July 1987, Zong Qinghou established Hangzhou Baoling Children's Nutrition Food Factory and began Wahaha's entrepreneurial process. In 1988, Wahaha successfully developed its first product, Wahaha Children's Nutrition Solution, which quickly went nationwide and became the company's flagship product.
Screenshot of the obituary posted on Wahaha Group's official Weibo.