 In 2014 "China Daily" ranked it as #8 of the top ten home appliance makers in China.Founded in 1978 by Liang Qingde, Galanz was originally a company that dealt in the trading of duck feathers.In 1993, Galanz made a deal with Toshiba for producing OEM Toshiba-branded microwave ovens, which Galanz later purchased the appliance division from Toshiba, in return for Toshiba holding a 5% stake.