Wing Hing Lui Wo Co.

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Wing Hing Lui Wo Co. Ltd.
Type of Company	Private
Founded	Hong Kong (1949)
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Key people	-
Industry	Herbs Angelica Dried Seafood Chinese Medicine Patent Medicine

Wing Hing Lui Wo (Traditional Chinese: 永興侶和藥業有限公司; Simplified Chinese: 永兴侣和;) was established in 1949 in Hong Kong by Tommy Kam-To Poon. It exports Chinese herbs from People's Republic of China to North America, Southeast Asia and Europe.

[edit] History

In the early 1940s, Chok-Lan Poon is a new immigrant to Hong Kong and he started a company called Lui Wo Trading (Traditional Chinese: 侶和號;). It's primary business is to provide processed Dried Angelica Roots (a.k.a. Angelica sinensis or Dong quai) (Traditional Chinese: 當歸;) to the Far East market. The quality of the processed Angelica Roots has made the business to the top in the industry. The first office of the company is located in the second floor in a small local office building on Tsung Sau Lane West, Sheung Wan Street (Traditional Chinese:上環松秀竹西街;). In the 1950s, the company opened a retail location to serve the local market on Queen's Road West.

In the early 1970s, a new immigrant wave has begun in Hong Kong to many countries overseas. In order to suit the needs of Asians overseas, Wing Hing Lui Wo was established to export Chinese medicine and Dried Seafood to various Chinatowns in the world. The company moved to a newer location with state-of-the-art facility at the time to combine the wholesale and retail offices into one unit.

In the late 1990s, the company was under major restructuring and rebranding. As the internet becomes dominant for comsumers, a new trading name, eHerbs, is established. The company continue as an importer and exporter of Chinese herbs and herbal preparations. The company also import of North American ginseng from the United States and Canada. With its great experience in the field, the company has connections with various pharmaceutical and medicinal suppliers. eHerbs source and consolidate shipment of goods efficiently and economically for small and medium size herbal resellers and practitioners.