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'''Yang Bing-yi''' (1927- March 2023) was a businessman in [[Taiwan]] and the founder of the restaurant chain [[Din Tai Fung]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chen |first=Heather |date=2023-03-26 |title=From 20 dollars in his pocket to a dumpling empire: Din Tai Fung founder dies, age 96 {{!}} CNN Business |language=en |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/26/business/din-tai-fung-founder-death-yang-bing-yi-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2023-03-27}}</ref>
'''Yang Bing-yi''' (楊秉彝) (1927- March 2023) was a businessman in [[Taiwan]] and the founder of the restaurant chain [[Din Tai Fung]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chen |first=Heather |date=2023-03-26 |title=From 20 dollars in his pocket to a dumpling empire: Din Tai Fung founder dies, age 96 {{!}} CNN Business |language=en |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/26/business/din-tai-fung-founder-death-yang-bing-yi-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2023-03-27}}</ref>


He was born in China’s northern [[Shanxi|Shanxi province]] in 1927 and immigrated to Taiwan at the age of 20 during the civil war in 1948.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kong |first=Dimsumdaily Hong |date=2023-03-25 |title=Din Tai Fung founder, Yang Bing-yi passes away at 96 |url=https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/din-tai-fung-founder-yang-bing-yi-passes-away-at-96/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Dimsum Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> There, he opened a small shop in Taipei with his wife in 1958 and named the store Din Tai Fung Oil Retail.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Din Tai Fung founder dies at 96 - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202303250016 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Focus Taiwan - CNA English News |language=en-US}}</ref> They sold cooking oil and steamed Chinese soup dumplings called [[Xiaolongbao|Xiao Long Bao]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=cue |date=2023-03-26 |title=Din Tai Fung founder Yang Bing-yi dies, aged 96 {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/din-tai-fung-founder-dies-aged-96 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> The oil business started to have difficulties with the invention of salad oils in metal tins in 1972, and they decided to devote more of their storefront to dumplings.<ref name=":0" /> The dumplings soon became extremely popular and they changed the name to just Din Tai Fung and started to focus on the dumplings and noodles.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Founder of Din Tai Fung chain, globally known for its xiao long bao, dies aged 96 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/din-tai-fung-founder-yang-bing-yi-dies-aged-96-3375001 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref>
He was born in China’s northern [[Shanxi|Shanxi province]] in 1927 and immigrated to Taiwan at the age of 20. There, he opened a small shop in Taipei with his wife and named the store Din Tai Fung. They sold cooking oil and steamed Chinese soup dumplings called [[Xiaolongbao|Xiao Long Bao]].


The original restaurant was in Taipei’s Yongkang shopping district and was named one of the best restaurants in the world by the [[The New York Times|New York Times]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hom |first=Ken |date=1993-01-17 |title=Top-Notch Tables; Teipei, Taiwan |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/17/travel/top-notch-tables-teipei-taiwan.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
The restaurant soon became extremely popular and was known as the place to buy dumplings. Franchises expanded his brand the the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Singapore.

Franchises expanded his brand the the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Singapore. As of 2023, there are more than 170 locations in 13 territories. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Chee |date=2023-03-27 |title=Yang Bing-yi, founder of global xiao long bao chain Din Tai Fung, dies at 96 |url=https://waupost.com/yang-bing-yi-founder-of-global-xiao-long-bao-chain-din-tai-fung-dies-at-96/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Wau Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" />


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 06:03, 27 March 2023

Yang Bing-yi (楊秉彝) (1927- March 2023) was a businessman in Taiwan and the founder of the restaurant chain Din Tai Fung.[1]

He was born in China’s northern Shanxi province in 1927 and immigrated to Taiwan at the age of 20 during the civil war in 1948.[2] There, he opened a small shop in Taipei with his wife in 1958 and named the store Din Tai Fung Oil Retail.[3] They sold cooking oil and steamed Chinese soup dumplings called Xiao Long Bao.[4] The oil business started to have difficulties with the invention of salad oils in metal tins in 1972, and they decided to devote more of their storefront to dumplings.[2] The dumplings soon became extremely popular and they changed the name to just Din Tai Fung and started to focus on the dumplings and noodles.[3][5]

The original restaurant was in Taipei’s Yongkang shopping district and was named one of the best restaurants in the world by the New York Times in 1993.[6]

Franchises expanded his brand the the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Singapore. As of 2023, there are more than 170 locations in 13 territories. [7][4]

References

  1. ^ Chen, Heather (2023-03-26). "From 20 dollars in his pocket to a dumpling empire: Din Tai Fung founder dies, age 96 | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. ^ a b Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2023-03-25). "Din Tai Fung founder, Yang Bing-yi passes away at 96". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. ^ a b "Din Tai Fung founder dies at 96 - Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan - CNA English News. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  4. ^ a b cue (2023-03-26). "Din Tai Fung founder Yang Bing-yi dies, aged 96 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  5. ^ "Founder of Din Tai Fung chain, globally known for its xiao long bao, dies aged 96". CNA. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  6. ^ Hom, Ken (1993-01-17). "Top-Notch Tables; Teipei, Taiwan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  7. ^ Wong, Chee (2023-03-27). "Yang Bing-yi, founder of global xiao long bao chain Din Tai Fung, dies at 96". Wau Post. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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