Xiaomi Lei Jun posted a message to mourn Zong Qinghou, chairman of Wahaha: A generation of legends, very admired

IT Home reported on February 25 that this afternoon, Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi Group, posted on Weibo to mourn Zong Qinghou, founder and chairman of Wahaha Group.

I didn't drink Wahaha AD calcium milk when I was a kid, and I didn't know him. In 1987, he led two retired teachers from a school-run enterprise and a loan of 140,000 yuan to establish the "Wahaha" brand. I read a book about him more than 20 years ago and was impressed and very admired. A generation of legends, all the way well.

I just found on my bookshelf: "Very Marketing: Wahaha: China's Most Successful Practical Lesson Plan", published in 2002.

Earlier, Lei Jun reposted the obituary on Wahaha's official Weibo with the text "A Generation of Legends".

According to a report by IT House at noon today, Wahaha Group's official Weibo released an obituary: Zong Qinghou, founder and chairman of Wahaha Group, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79 due to ineffective medical treatment.

According to public information, Zong Qinghou, born in December 1945, is a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the founder of Wahaha Group, and is currently the chairman of Wahaha Group, the chairman of Zhejiang Beverage Industry Association, and the chairman of Zhejiang Wahaha Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. He has served as a deputy to the 11th National People's Congress, vice president of China Health Food Association, and president of Zhejiang Beverage Industry Association.

As a leading figure in China's beverage industry, he has created a large number of well-known beverage brands, including Wahaha Purified Water and AD Calcium Milk. Zong Qinghou has always been regarded as one of the representatives of the first generation of entrepreneurs in Hangzhou, and one of the iconic figures in China's business history. It is also reported that in 2010, Zong Qinghou became the richest man in China by Forbes with a value of 53.4 billion yuan, and then became the richest man in Chinese mainland several times. On March 23, 2023, Zong Qinghou ranked 121st on the "2023 Hurun Global Rich List" with a wealth of 100 billion yuan.