# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zhang-yong-q18234033/

U.S. founder reference library

# Zhang Yong

Recorded founding associations · Haidilao

## Founding associations

Zhang Yong is recorded as a founder of [Haidilao](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/haidilao-q5638920/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes Zhang Yong as Chinese businessman.

## [Haidilao](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/haidilao-q5638920/)

chain of hot pot restaurants. Recorded founding year: 1994.

Explore the [Haidilao company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/haidilao-q5638920/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## Research context: Food and hospitality businesses

A food or hospitality name can refer to an individual location, a chain, a product brand, or a company licensing its concept. Research the operating model before comparing it with another business. Founding information alone does not show the number of active locations, franchise relationships, or present operating ownership.

### Questions for researching Haidilao

- Does the current company website distinguish owned locations from franchised or licensed locations?
- What sources identify the original concept and the people credited with establishing it?
- Are expansion and location claims tied to a date and an identifiable source?

This sector context is a reading guide based on the company’s recorded description. It does not attribute a particular business model or capability to Haidilao without supporting evidence.

## Follow the founding team

Zhang Yong’s association with [Haidilao](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/haidilao-q5638920/) can be researched alongside the company source record. The company’s recorded founding year is 1994. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

This reference library documents public founding associations. It is separate from our revenue-qualified growth profiles. Founding does not establish current ownership, employment, company revenue, or an AE client relationship.

## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q18234033](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18234033): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q5638920](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5638920): founder association with Haidilao.

## Using this founder record

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