Taikoo Sugar was established by Swire in 1881. The Taikoo Sugar Refinery in Hong Kong went into production in 1884 and soon became the world's largest and most sophisticated plant in its day. For over a century, Taikoo Sugar has embraced quality and innovation in its products to become a much-loved brand for generations. Today, under its iconic ‘Taikoo Sugar’ brand, the company markets premium sugar products, tea, coffee, salt and pepper in to retail, catering and industrial trades in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland where it operates three packaging plants. Taikoo Sugar also has a well-established export business, and currently markets branded sugar products in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North America.