Mainland home-dining ingredient brand GQ Homepot opens Hong Kong flagship store to expand international business
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced today (August 19) that GQ Homepot, a leading home-dining ingredient brand, has opened its first retail store outside the Chinese Mainland in Wan Chai. GQ Homepot has established its regional headquarters in Hong Kong, marking the city as the starting point for its international expansion.
GQ Homepot specialises in ready-to-eat, ready-to-heat, ready-to-cook, and ready-to-prepare home-dining ingredients. Starting out with home hot pot and barbecue ingredients, the brand has gradually expanded its product range to include breakfast items, light meals, ready-to-eat meal packs, beverages, fresh food, Western cuisine and snacks. It recently launched its "community central kitchen" retail concept, offering high-value-for-money ingredients that cater to consumers' needs across all three daily meals and a variety of dining occasions. GQ Homepot's latest Wan Chai flagship breaks new ground by incorporating in-store dining elements to elevate the brand experience.
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion Mr Arnold Lau said, "From financing and listing to opening its first flagship store outside the Chinese Mainland, driving brand innovation and establishing a regional headquarters to go global, GQ Homepot's success story fully demonstrates Hong Kong's strengths as an international retail and regional operations platform. We look forward to helping more capable dining brands put down roots in Hong Kong, and bringing Chinese dining culture and innovative operating models to the global stage."
Executive Director and Vice President of Guoquan Food Ms Ruby Yang said, "Hong Kong is the first cornerstone of GQ Homepot's internationalisation strategy, and from our brand-new flagship store we will progressively expand into key markets across Southeast Asia, Europe and North America. Taking into account Hong Kong's household sizes, cooking habits and dining patterns, we have specially curated smaller-portion ingredients and ready-to-cook sets suited to two-person households."
InvestHK has worked closely with GQ Homepot throughout the company's set-up in Hong Kong, providing hands-on guidance on market intelligence, store-opening strategy and local talent recruitment to help the brand land smoothly in this new market.
Founded in 2015, GQ Homepot has built a leading presence on the Chinese Mainland with its "home dining" concept, with the Group aiming to make home hot pot and home-cooked meals fuss-free. As of the end of 2025, the brand had grown to over 11 500 stores across the Chinese Mainland. The Group was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in November 2023.
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Invest Hong Kong announced today (August 19) that GQ Homepot, a leading home-dining ingredient brand, has opened its first retail store outside the Chinese Mainland in Wan Chai. Photo shows its ready-to-eat, ready-to-heat, ready-to-cook, and ready-to-prepare home-dining ingredients. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced today (August 19) that GQ Homepot, a leading home-dining ingredient brand, has opened its first retail store outside the Chinese Mainland in Wan Chai. Photo shows the General Manager of Overseas of Guoquan Food, Ms Fei Feng (first left); the Head of Consumer and Hospitality of InvestHK, Ms Sindy Wong (fourth left); Co-Founder and Executive Director of Guoquan Food Mr An Haolei (fifth left); Executive Director and Vice President of Guoquan Food Ms Ruby Yang (sixth left); the Chairperson of the Board, Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Guoquan Food, Mr Yang Mingchao (fifth right); Co-Founder and Executive Director of Guoquan Food Mr Meng Xianjin (second right); Co-Founder of Guoquan Food Mr Li Xinhua (first right), with the Guoquan team and representatives from Hong Kong's food and beverage industry officiating at the opening ceremony. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Public urged to keep up anti-mosquito efforts continuously
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (September 22) announced that the monthly gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in August was 6.6 per cent, at Level 2, indicating that the distribution of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in the survey areas was fairly extensive. The FEHD and relevant government departments have continuously stepped up mosquito prevention and control actions.
In August, among the 62 survey areas, the area gravidtrap indexes (AGI) in one area exceeded 20 per cent. The gravidtraps were mostly located in the vicinity of private residential areas, public housing estates, schools, hospitals, recreational and sports facilities and public places. The FEHD has collaborated with relevant government departments to take immediate action to strengthen mosquito prevention and control work in the areas concerned. In August this year, the FEHD conducted over 65 000 inspections, initiated 14 prosecutions following the discovery of mosquito breeding, and issued 63 statutory notices requiring the clearance of stagnant water or stagnant water containers.
Moreover, the monthly density index for Aedes albopictus in August was 1.2, which represented that an average of 1.2 Aedes albopictus adults were found in the Aedes-positive gravidtraps, indicating that the number of adult Aedes albopictus was not abundant in the survey areas. The gravidtrap and density indexes for Aedes albopictus in different survey areas, as well as information on mosquito prevention and control measures, are available on the department's website at www.fehd.gov.hk.
A spokesman for the FEHD said, "The FEHD continues to monitor mosquito infestation and conduct risk assessments in all districts, promptly taking appropriate and targeted mosquito prevention and elimination measures. The FEHD, together with relevant departments and stakeholders, has implemented rapid response measures and targeted deployments, and has continued to intensify the mosquito prevention and control work with relevant government departments in areas under their purview, including eliminating mosquito breeding places, applying larvicides, conducting fogging operations to eradicate adult mosquitoes, and placing mosquito trapping devices at suitable locations. The FEHD has also conducted site inspections with relevant department, and provided them with professional advice and technical support to assist them in formulating and implementing effective anti-mosquito measures swiftly. At the same time, the FEHD has strengthened publicity and education.
The FEHD continues to conduct a three-phase Anti-mosquito Campaign this year. The third phase of the Anti-mosquito Campaign was launched on August 3 and will run until October 23. During the period, the district offices of the FEHD will target residences, schools, construction sites, public housing estates, hospitals, illegal cultivation sites, waterfront public and private cargo working areas, land boundary control points, typhoon shelters and cross-boundary ferry terminals to remove accumulated water and carry out mosquito prevention and control work. To further enhance the effectiveness of mosquito control, the FEHD and relevant government departments have launched the first and second phase of the All-out Anti-mosquito Operations on March 25 and April 30 respectively. Departments will continue with the work of phase one, including eliminating potential mosquito breeding places and arranging for necessary structural repairs to minimise mosquito breeding places, and will consistently carry out the work of phase two by conducting regular ultra-low volume fogging operations at places with mosquito infestation to control the mosquitoes. The FEHD called on property management entities to continue actively participating in the All-out Anti-mosquito Operations.
The FEHD currently makes regular announcements on gravidtrap indexes for Aedes albopictus on its webpage. To allow more citizens to quickly grasp the mosquito infestation situation, the FEHD has strengthened information dissemination by promptly announcing the latest gravidtrap indexes through press releases and social media.
To reduce the risk of transmission of chikungunya fever (CF) and dengue fever (DF), the FEHD continues to step up mosquito prevention and control measures across all districts and conduct vector investigations and targeted mosquito control operations within a 250-metre radius of the residences of patients and the places that patients had visited during the infectious period. Actions include removing mosquito breeding grounds, applying larvicides to stagnant water that cannot be cleared, and carrying out ultra-low volume fogging operations in adult mosquito habitats such as densely wooded areas, dark and secluded places, and abandoned structures to eliminate adult mosquitoes.
The FEHD appeals to members of the public to continue to stay alert and work together to carry out mosquito prevention and control measures early, including inspecting their homes and surroundings to remove potential breeding grounds, changing water in vases and scrubbing their inner surfaces, removing water in saucers under plant pots at least once a week, and properly disposing of containers such as empty cans and disposable meal boxes. The FEHD also advises members of the public and estate management bodies to keep drains free of blockage and level all defective ground surfaces to prevent the accumulation of water. They should also scrub all drains and surface sewers with an alkaline detergent at least once a week to remove any mosquito eggs.
Aedes albopictus is a kind of mosquito that can transmit DF and CF. DF and CF are commonly found in countries in tropical and subtropical regions, and the risk of importation persists. Members of the public should check the situation at their destinations before travelling abroad, especially when travelling to Southeast Asian countries. If travellers feel unwell after returning to Hong Kong, they should seek medical advice immediately and provide their travel history to the doctor.
