COFCO (Traditional Chinese:中國糧油食品(集團)有限公司, Simplified Chinese:中国粮油食品(集团)有限公司), full name China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation, is one of China’s state-owned foodstuffs import and export holding companies. COFCO Group is China’s largest food processing, manufacturer and trader.
Besides the foodstuff business, COFCO has developed itself into a diversified conglomerate, involving planting, cultivation, food-processing, finance, warehouse, transportation, port facilities, hotels and real estate. It is one of the top 500 enterprises chosen by US’s Fortune Magazine.
COFCO now has totally 5 listed companies. Two are China Foods Limited (HKEX: 506) and China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited (HKEX: 606) listed on the Hong Kong. Another three are COFCO Tunhe (SSE: 600737 ), COFCO Real Estate (SZSE: 000031) and BBCA (SZSE: 000930) listed on Shanghai and Shenzhen respectively.