China Resources Enterprise, Limited (Public - "CRE", HKEx: 00291) is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is one of the constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong. The Group focuses on the consumer businesses, including retail, beer, food and beverage, in China. Its mission is to become the largest consumer goods company in China. Its ultimate holding company is China Resources National Corporation, which had a 51.38% effective interest in the Group as at the end of 2011. The Group employed around 200,000 staff, of which about 95% were employed in the Mainland China as at the end of 2011.
The Company, through its subsidiaries, operates four business segments: Retail, Beer, Food and Beverage. The Company operates around 4000 multi-format stores in China, such as hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores and specialty stores, under the brands including CR Vanguard, Suguo, Fun, Ole, among others. The Company also operates around 80 breweries in China with an aggregate annual production capacity of over 15,300,000 kiloliters. In Food segment, it provides mainly meat products, assorted foodstuffs and aquatic products in Mainland China and Hong Kong. It operates 17 beverage plants in China with one of the purified water brands C'estbon.