Our Story · Yihai International
Authentic Chinese flavour, built for modern kitchens.
Yihai International develops and manufactures Chinese compound seasonings, hot pot soup bases, dipping sauces and convenient meal solutions for retail, foodservice and custom programmes.
Company SnapshotA Chinese compound-seasoning specialist with hot pot roots and global market ambitions.
What We Make
Chinese flavour systems for homes, operators and trade partners.
Six product families cover the full journey — from retail shelves and home cooking to restaurant menus and custom programmes.
Hot Pot Soup Bases
Signature soup bases that help customers recreate dependable Chinese hot pot occasions at home, in restaurants and in prepared foodservice formats.
Chinese Cooking Sauces
Compound seasonings designed to make regional Chinese flavours easier to execute with consistent taste, colour and aroma.
Dipping Sauces
Ready-to-use and mixable sauces for hot pot, noodles, grilled dishes and everyday meal building.
Instant Meal Solutions
Convenient meal formats and self-heating ranges developed for modern, fast-moving eating occasions.
Spices & Aromatics
Single-origin dried spices and aromatics — chilli, peppercorn, star anise and more — for hot pot, braising and everyday Chinese cooking.
Hot Pot Ingredients
Companion ingredients — konjac, tofu skin, bean curd and vermicelli — that complete the hot pot table alongside soup bases and sauces.
From Hot Pot Roots
A focused growth story, not a corporate trophy wall.
From first hot pot base production to a Hong Kong-listed seasoning group with a growing international footprint.
Hot pot base production begins
Yihai's early production work helped establish the flavour foundation behind Haidilao hot pot base supply.
Yihai China is established
The company formalised its role as a specialist in compound seasoning development and manufacturing.
Listed in Hong Kong
Yihai International became a publicly listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Magic Cook launches
The portfolio expanded beyond hot pot into broader convenient Chinese cooking solutions.
B2B and overseas focus grows
Yihai increased its focus on business customers and international market development.
Global Footprint
Six manufacturing centres, one industrial network across Asia.
Six manufacturing centres across China and Southeast Asia anchor an industrial network serving customers in 100+ countries and regions.
Why Partners Choose Yihai
Built around repeatable flavour, practical formats and careful claims.
For UK and EU conversations, the story is simple: strong Chinese flavour capability, scalable product families and a clear enquiry route for retail, foodservice and custom work.
Category development
From retail SKUs to foodservice formats, Yihai's portfolio is structured around real cooking occasions rather than internal product catalogues.
R&D and production scale
Research, production and sales capabilities support repeatable flavour delivery across multiple seasoning families.
Supply continuity
A developed operating network in China supports planning conversations around channels, pack formats and commercial programmes.
Quality-first communication
Food safety, documentation and compliance-sensitive claims are handled carefully and confirmed before public launch use.