

Company History
Year | Event |
1979 | As part of its global expansion, US-based Quaker Oats Company enters Taiwan and launches Quaker Products Taiwan Ltd. |
1986 |
The Taiwan-based subsidiary is renamed Standard Foods Taiwan Ltd. A licensing agreement with Quaker Oats allows Standard Foods to produce, distribute and market Quaker products in Taiwan.
A company-wide commitment to produce healthy products of the highest quality, along with careful planning and sound strategies, results in record growth after just one year. |
1988 |
Mentos candies and Great Day cooking products join Standard Foods’ ever-expanding product portfolio.
Great Day’s all-natural sunflower cooking oil offers consumers a healthier cooking option. Following its successful launch, Great Day Sunflower Oil becomes the top-selling edible oil in Taiwan, a standing it has maintained for over two decades. |
1993 | Shanghai Standard Foods Company Ltd. is established and production facilities built in Wujiang to explore marketing nutritional food products to Chinese consumers. |
1994 |
On April 9, Standard Foods becomes a listed company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Continuing to innovate, Standard Foods launches Taiwan’s first calcium-enriched non-fat milk powder. This groundbreaking product propelled the Quaker brand to the top of the low fat and non-fat milk powder industry. |
1997 | Standard Foods incorporates classic Chinese herbal remedies into its all-new line of herbal tonic drinks. |
1999 | Standard Foods announces the launch of Standard Dairy. Comprising two brands – Fresh Delight and Yoplait – the company capitalizes on customers’ growing appetite for fresh dairy products. |
2002 | To signal Standard Foods’ regional expansion, in December Standard Foods Taiwan Ltd is renamed Standard Foods Corporation. |
2009 | As a result of year-on-year growth, inventive products and an unyielding commitment to delivering premium quality products, Standard Foods now comprises four plants, nearly 2,000 employees and annual sales in excess of NT$ 10 billion. |
2011 | Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. announced the addition of Standard Foods as a new constituent in MSCI Global Standard Indices for its 2011 semi-annual index rebalancing, effective on November 30, 2011. |