Chinese Snack-Maker Shapes Up as a Spicy Hong Kong Offering
Chinese Snack-Maker Shapes Up as a Spicy Hong Kong Offering By Matthew Walsh / May 14, 2021 07:23 PM / Business & Tech One of China’s spiciest snack-makers wants to be hot property on the Hong Kong bourse. Weilong Delicious Global Holdings Co. Ltd., which makes chili-pepper coated flour strips known as “latiao,” filed Wednesday for an IPO in city. The cheap, lip-tingling strips are particularly popular among Chinese students, office workers and long-distance travelers. In recent years they’ve become a cultural touchstone for younger people, sparking nostalgia for the freewheeling 200...