Man Kee Sauce

More than ten years ago, Man Kee Sauce Company set up a factory in Hong Kong to produce its traditional homemade sauces and has since grown into a household name of traditional sauces in Hong Kong.

 

Founder, Mr Wen Jianjia's entrepreneurial path has taken numerous twists and turns but is an inspiring journey towards success. As a young man, Mr Wen moved to Hong Kong alone and set up street carts selling fish balls. He used a homemade chilli oil as a dipping sauce for his fish balls. The spicy and fragrant oil became very popular with his customers who kept returning for his fish balls.

 

Mr Wen faced many challenges as he was operating his street cart without a license. He eventually leased a shop space to continue his snack business, and over the years, one shop grew into nine. However, because of various setbacks, including the SARS epidemic, Mr Wen’s business collapsed, and he lost all his earnings. With financial support from a friend, Mr Wen was later able to set up a sauce production factory.

 

Since young, Mr Wen had learned to cook his traditional homemade sauces; recipes that are more than 40 years old. He started his sauce factory with ten kinds of sauces which later grew to 14 including his famous chilli oil and cuttlefish sauce. His sauces are widely-known and supplied to many restaurants, supermarkets and grocery stores throughout Hong Kong. Mr Wen plans to promote his sauces in Southeast Asia and ultimately introduce them to international markets.

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文記醬料公司，在香港設廠生產自家傳統醬料，已有十多年的歷史，在香港醬料界也打響了名氣。老闆文健佳創業的道路，一波三折，整個過程甚為勵志。

 

年輕時隻身闖蕩到香港，在街邊開檔賣魚蛋(魚圓)。他用自製的辣椒油，作為魚蛋的蘸料，由於辣椒油辣中帶香，吸引了眾多顧客，因此魚蛋賣得很紅火。

 

後來因為街上賣魚蛋沒執照，遭遇許多困境，最後只好利用這些年存來的錢，搬入店鋪繼續做小食生意。由於他繼續用自製的醬料做配料，所以店裡生意也同樣興隆，還陸續開了九間小食店。後來因為沙士疫情等種種原因，生意一蹶不振，所賺的錢也賠個精光。最後好不容易，靠朋友出資支持，才有機會開了生產醬料工廠。

 

由於老闆自年輕當小販時，就親自煮製自家傳統醬料，開工廠時，水到渠成，自然而然就用同樣的材料來煮製各種醬料。所以說，他的醬料前後算起來其實，已經有四十多年的歷史了。開廠初期，醬料品種達十種，後來增加到十四種。其中辣椒油和魷魚醬尤為著稱。工廠生產的醬料批發給香港不少酒家，超市和雜貨店。現在，文記醬料更打算把產品推廣到東南亞，目標在於開拓國際市場。