Wu Zhande, one of the founders and honorary chairman of Maxim Group, passed away at the end of last month. Wu Zhande's grandfather and father were both overseas Chinese living in the United States. He was born in the United States, returned to his hometown with his mother at the age of 2, was educated in Guangzhou in primary and secondary schools, and graduated from Lingnan University in Guangzhou in 1947.

Wu's family obituary said that Wu Zhande died in Yanghe Hospital, and was buried in a funeral. Maxim's Food Group expressed its condolences over Wu Zhande's death, and thanked him for managing and leading Maxim's for 64 years, doing everything personally and making unremitting efforts. Maxim's Foods, Jardine Matheson and Milk Company, the Board of Directors of Lingnan College of Sun Yat-sen University and Hong Kong Food expressed their deep condolences to Wu Zhande and their families.

? According to Wu Zhande's recollection, when he was young, he and his brother Wu Shunde visited Hongkong many times? New Paris? When eating in a French restaurant, the restaurant owner always arranges them to sit in the corner near the bathroom. They are unhappy, but the boss thinks that Chinese people spend less than foreigners and refuses to change their seats. This gave Wu Zhande and his broth Wu Shunde that idea of setting up a restaurant where China people would not be discriminate against. The first one? Maxim's restaurant? Opened in Lane Crawford Tower, Central, Hong Kong, and gradually developed into Maxim's Group. Wu Zhande once recalled to the media that the creation of Meixin was entirely out of a national pride. ?

suffered from this? Cold reception? , induced Wu Zhande to have an idea: Can China people only patronize western restaurants run by foreigners? We China people can't run an excellent western restaurant? ? With this unyielding attitude of striving for China people, Wu Zhande decided to enter the catering industry. Now Maxim's has become one of the largest catering groups in Asia, with operations all over the mainland of China and Southeast Asia. Wu Zhande is passionate about the catering industry. While promoting the development of the group, he also spares no effort to serve the society and make contributions, and vigorously contributes to and promotes the development of education. The decisive factor for the development of Meixin is his patriotism and love for customers.