Sardines
Fujian Zishan Group
Fujian Zishan Group is a large canned-food manufacturer and exporter based in Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, producing canned sardines, mackerel and pilchard mainly for export/OEM rather than a retail-facing brand of its own.
At a glance
| Country | China |
|---|---|
| Region | Fujian |
| City | Zhangzhou |
| Founded | 1984 Company states it was founded in March 1984; confirmed independently by both its own site (zishanfood.com) and its Made-in-China supplier profile. |
| Company | Large private exporter/manufacturer |
| Owner | Independent; ~10 wholly or partly owned subsidiaries under the group |
Notable facts
- Founded March 1984; headquartered in the Zishan Industrial Park, Longhai City (Yancuo), Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. Confirmed by both zishanfood.com and its Made-in-China.com supplier profile.
- Certifications reported include ISO 9002 (achieved 1996 — stated to be the first Chinese canning company to do so), FDA audit certification (1998), BRC and IFS certificates (2003), ISO 9001:2000, HACCP, HALAL, and ISO 14001.
- Reports roughly 10 wholly/partly owned subsidiaries, total assets of about RMB 400 million, and around 4,000 employees; states products are exported to 40+ countries across Europe, the Americas, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and Russia.
- Product range beyond canned sardines/mackerel/pilchard includes IQF food, pickled vegetables, mineral water, and fruit/vegetable drinks; the group also operates canning facilities in Jiangsu and Shandong.
- Xiamen Airlines is named as a buyer of Zishan-brand mineral water for onboard service — the only named third-party buyer found in this pass, and it concerns bottled water, not sardines. No named brand or company was found in this pass that specifically sources canned sardines from Zishan; the company does not publish a client/OEM customer list.
Origin
Fujian Zishan Group was founded in March 1984 in Longhai, Zhangzhou — one of China's historic canned-food export hubs — and grew into a large diversified canner, reportedly the first Chinese canning company to achieve ISO 9002 certification (1996) and later adding FDA, BRC and IFS approvals as it built out export markets across Europe, the Americas, Japan, Southeast Asia and beyond.
Its canned sardine, mackerel and pilchard lines are produced primarily for export and OEM/private-label supply rather than sold under a Zishan retail brand internationally, consistent with the group's broader identity as a large agricultural-processing and export conglomerate rather than a consumer sardine brand. No named buyer of its sardine products specifically could be confirmed in this research pass.
Products
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