Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd.

What Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd. does

Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd. is a Shenyang-headquartered, Shanghai-listed Chinese agribusiness founded in 1995 by Jin Weidong, operating a vertically integrated value chain spanning animal feed production, broiler integration, swine farming, food processing, pet healthcare, and bio-tech. The company runs 167 subsidiaries across China and is structured around feed production (8.79 million tons total volume including partners at end-2024, of which 4.96 million tons from own operations), broiler processing (920 million birds including partners, 524 million from own operations), and hog production (1.40 million marketed heads). Wellhope is the largest integrated broiler producer in Asia and ranks fifth globally, with stated ambitions to reach the top three within ten years alongside a RMB 100 billion revenue target.

Revenue is generated through B2B sales across multiple segments: feed products sold to commercial farms and smallholders, broiler and hog sales to slaughterhouses and food processors, processed and branded food products distributed through retail channels including Taobao and JD.com, and an emerging export business spanning egg powder (EU), Japanese food manufacturers, and Belt and Road markets (Indonesia, Philippines, Nepal). The 1H 2020 revenue of RMB 9.848 billion (+27.45% YoY) and net profit growth of +68.18% YoY indicate an early-stage growth profile that has since scaled materially given the 2024 physical footprint. The business model relies on scale economics, proprietary antibiotic-free feed formulations, and a multi-tier distribution network spanning China's provinces and selected international markets.

Technically, Wellhope emphasizes proprietary feed technology (antibiotic-free formulations with EEI>460), a smart premix factory with product tracing systems, and digital logistics initiatives through the RRS Supply Chain partnership. The company holds ISO9001, ISO22000, and HACCP certifications and has been recognized on the Fortune China 500 and Top 100 Most Valuable Listed Companies lists. Vertically integrated operations span feed-to-food under one corporate roof, which is the structural foundation for both cost positioning and quality control across the value chain.

Name

Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd.

Legal name

Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd.

Website

https://en.wellhope-ag.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd. is a publicly listed Chinese agribusiness producing animal feed, broilers, and swine through vertically integrated operations across 167 subsidiaries, serving domestic farmers, food processors, and export markets including Japan and the EU.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed and Livestock Production

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615), Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (11232), Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Broiler Processing (Whole Bird, Parts, Further Processing) (AFANACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Broiler (Meat Chicken) Feed (AFADACAA), Livestock & Poultry Nutrition (Feed & Premixes) (HLAMAHAD), Broiler Chicken Production (Meat Birds) (AFAEADAA), Ground & Formed Poultry Products (Ground, Sausages, Formed Portions) (AFANACAE), Specialty Diet Formulation (starter/finisher, transition diets, heat-stress, high-forage, low-starch) (AFADAMAJ)

Keywords

• Animal feed production
• Broiler chicken integration
• Swine farming operations
• Feed raw materials trading
• Meat processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenyang

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices32 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Feed Production and Raw Material Trading: Wellhope produces premix, concentrated feed, and compound feed for poultry, swine, and ruminants. The company also trades feed ingredients and raw materials, with annual production reaching 8.79 million tons of feed as of end 2024.
2. Broiler Integration: Full integration from breeding, feed, farming, slaughtering to meat processing and sales. Wellhope is Asia's largest integrated broiler company, processing 920 million broilers annually (with partners) and producing 2.5 million tons of chicken meat per year.
3. Swine Farming: Integrated pig breeding, feed production and slaughtering business. Wellhope markets 1.40 million hogs annually as of end 2024.
4. Food Business: Meat processing, further processing of chicken, pork, duck and rabbit products. Includes prepared food exports to Japan and egg powder exports to EU.
5. Pet Healthcare: Pet medical services through Petmate pet hospital chain, offering pet healthcare services across multiple locations.
6. Bio-Tech and Smart Farming Equipment: Breeding equipment, feed additives, veterinary medicine products, and smart farming equipment for the livestock industry.
7. Overseas Business: Production facilities and farms in Belt and Road countries including Nepal, Philippines, and Indonesia. Aquatic feed processing, aquaculture and trade business.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd. is a vertically integrated agriculture and food enterprise that produces animal feed (premix, concentrate and compound feed for poultry, swine and ruminants), runs fully integrated broiler and swine operations, trades feed raw materials, processes meat and further-processed food products, sells bio-tech and smart farming equipment, and operates a pet healthcare chain. As of end 2024 it produced 8.79 million tons of feed, marketed 1.40 million hogs, and processed 920 million broilers with partners, making it Asia's largest integrated broiler company.

Product overview

Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd. is an integrated agriculture and food company operating across the livestock and food industries. The company operates a multi-segment business model centered on animal feed production (producing 4.96 million tons annually), broiler integration (processing 524 million birds annually, making it Asia's largest broiler producer), swine farming (marketing 1.40 million hogs), and feed raw material trading. These core operations are complemented by Bio-Tech & Smart Farming Equipment, Food Business (meat processing and prepared foods), Pet Healthcare services through the Petmate pet hospital chain, and Overseas Business with facilities in Belt and Road countries. The company changed its name from Wellhope Feed to Wellhope Foods in 2021 to reflect its expanded food processing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 派美特宠物医院 (Pimate Pet Hospital): Pet healthcare chain providing veterinary services
• Wellhope Education Fund
• W.IN Series

Products and services

• Animal Feed Complete feed product portfolio including premix, concentrated feed and compound feed for poultry, swine and ruminants. Wellhope produced approximately 4.96 million tons of feed in own operations (8.79 million tons including holding and associated companies) in 2024. Sold to farmers, large-scale farms and feed distributors.
• Broiler Integration Full vertical integration covering breeding, feed, farming, slaughtering and meat processing of white-feather broilers. Processed 920 million broilers (524 million in own operations and partners) and produced 2.5 million tons of chicken meat per year as of end 2024, making Wellhope Asia's largest integrated broiler company.
• Swine Farming Integrated swine operations covering pig breeding, feed supply and slaughtering. Marketed 1.40 million hogs (270,000 from own operations) as of end 2024, placing Wellhope among the top 30 pig farming companies in China.
• Feed Raw Material Trading Trading of feed ingredients and raw materials such as corn, fishmeal and feed additives. Wellhope trades nearly one million tons of feed ingredients annually through its network of trading subsidiaries across China.
• Bio-Tech and Smart Farming Equipment

Quantifiable outcome

• 42-day-old birds achieve average body weight of 3.0 kilograms without antibiotics use
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, minor and core.

• RRS Supply Chain TechnologystrategicTechnology or Integration · 4 February 2026Wellhope and RRS Supply Chain Technology held a strategic meeting on February 4, 2026 at Wellhope's headquarters and signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement marking the start of Wellhope's digital logistics transformation. The partnership focuses on trunk transportation, trajectory tracking, inventory management, ERP system integration, biosecurity control, and cross-border logistics.
• National Swine Industry Technology SystemsstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2026Wellhope partnered with experts from the National Swine Industry Technology Systems to advance a project focused on breeding gilts. Professor Wei Hongkui, a leading expert from the National Swine Industry Technology Systems, visited Wellhope's headquarters to discuss the Efficient Gilt Breeding Program, focusing on the Longji region (Heilongjiang and Jilin) for 2026.
• Wuhan Fanbo Bio-Tech CompanystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2026Wellhope partnered with experts from the National Swine Industry Technology Systems and Wuhan Fanbo Bio-Tech Company to advance the gilt breeding project. Dr. Ao Jiangtao from Wuhan Fanbo Bio-Tech Company participated in discussions on the Efficient Gilt Breeding Program.
• Hefei University of TechnologystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2021Anhui Wellhope Food Company and Hefei University of Technology signed a Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement to build a joint research and development center of meat products, carrying out in-depth cooperation in new technology of meat products, R&D and joint training of professional talents.
• Hainan Agricultural Reclamation Grass and Animal Husbandry Industry Co., Ltd.strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 September 2018Wellhope signed a cooperation agreement with Hainan Agricultural Reclamation Grass and Animal Husbandry Industry Co., Ltd. to jointly establish a company engaging in Wenchang chicken integration business, aiming at forging a famous brand for Wenchang chicken in Hainan province.
• Shenyang Agricultural UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2018Wellhope and Shenyang Agricultural University co-founded an alliance for Liaoning Province broiler food chain, striving to build a traceable organic food chain system from breeding, slaughter to further processing and food processing.
• Anshan Jiuguhe Food CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2018Wellhope and Shenyang Agricultural University and Anshan Jiuguhe Food Company co-founded an alliance for Liaoning Province broiler food chain.
• Evonik ChinastrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2018Wellhope and Evonik China held a signing ceremony of strategic cooperation on June 25, 2018. Liaoning Expert Trading Company, one of Wellhope's subsidiaries, became the only designated agent in Northeast China of Evonik Industries AG, distributing related products and providing corresponding services.
• Police Dog Technology School of the Ministry of Public SecurityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 December 2017The Police Dog Technology School of the Ministry of Public Security signed a cooperation agreement with Wellhope Petmate Clinic to jointly set up an animal hospital, providing thoughtful health care plan for police dogs.
• PT Sekar Golden Harvesta (Sekar Bumi Tbk)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2017Wellhope signed a joint venture agreement with Sekar Bumi Tbk to invest in PT Sekar Golden Harvesta Company in Indonesia, engaging in aquatic feed processing, aquaculture and trade business. Sekar Bumi is a world-famous frozen food processor and went public at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 1992.
• Royal De HeuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Dutch company Royal De Heus formed a strategic alliance with Wellhope in 2006, bringing European expertise to help Wellhope become more professional and competitive. Peter, Royal De Heus swine nutrition expert who contributed remarkably to the partnership since 2008 (spanning 17 years), represents their ongoing technical collaboration. Royal De Heus has provided technical expertise in swine nutrition, low-protein diet technology, and overall operational excellence.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• New Hope Liuhe: China's largest animal feed producer and major integrated poultry and pork player. Most direct domestic peer to Wellhope across feed, broiler integration, and swine farming in the Chinese market.
• Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF): Thailand-based global integrated feed, poultry, and aquaculture leader. Closely comparable vertically integrated business model operating across Asia with similar product mix and export orientation.
• Fujian Sunner Development: Major Chinese vertically integrated white-feather broiler producer with feed, breeding, farming, slaughtering, and processing operations. Direct competitor in domestic broiler integration segment.
• Muyuan Foods: China's largest pork producer with vertically integrated swine breeding, feed, and slaughter operations. Direct peer in swine farming vertical and feed-to-meat integration model.
• WH Group (Smithfield Foods): Global pork giant with vertically integrated operations from feed to packaged meats. Comparable in integrated protein production model and international footprint, with overlapping feed and swine operations.

Broad incumbents

• COFCO Corporation: China's largest state-owned food and agribusiness conglomerate with feed, livestock, and meat processing operations. Domestic incumbent peer at significantly larger scale across the value chain.
• Tyson Foods: US-headquartered global meat and poultry processor with significant feed and integrated protein operations. Larger incumbent in broiler processing and prepared foods; broader product portfolio than Wellhope.
• BRF S.A. (Brasil Foods): Brazil-based global poultry and processed food company and one of the world's largest broiler producers. Comparable in export-oriented broiler integration, though geographically distant from Wellhope's Asia focus.
• Cargill Animal Nutrition & Protein: Global agribusiness giant with major animal feed, poultry, and protein businesses. Overlaps with Wellhope in premix, compound feed, and broiler processing but operates at much larger and more diversified scale.

Others

• Royal De Heus: Dutch global animal nutrition company and Wellhope's strategic partner since 2006. Peer in compound feed and premix formulation; partnership gives Wellhope access to De Heus technology and European expertise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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