Macau-born founder of Margaret's Café e Nata. She built the egg-tart business together with her former husband Andrew Stow, then ran Margaret's independently on the Macau Peninsula after their divorce, and licensed her recipe to KFC — spreading the Portuguese egg tart across China and Asia and earning the nickname "Queen of Tarts".
One small city, two egg-tart shops — Margaret Wong made "Margaret's" the other name of the Macau egg tart, and carried it to the world.
Margaret Wong is the Macau-born founder of Margaret's Café e Nata. She built the egg-tart business with her former husband Andrew Stow, ran Margaret's independently after their divorce, and licensed her recipe to KFC — earning the nickname "Queen of Tarts".
Profile
- Chinese Name: 王小韞 (brand: 瑪嘉烈 / Margaret's)
- English Name: Margaret Wong
- Birthplace: Macau
- Domains: Business · Everyday
- Industry: Bakery · Food & drink
- Subject type: Entrepreneur · Founder
Background
Margaret Wong was born and raised in Macau. She met and married the British pharmacist Andrew Stow, and the couple went into business together in the 1980s — the story of the Portuguese egg tart was written by this Macau couple together.
Career
I. Building the business together
Margaret Wong and Andrew Stow married in 1988 and, the following year (1989), opened Lord Stow's Bakery in Coloane village together. In 1992 she opened Margaret's Café e Nata, named after herself. Accounts of who created the tart vary — some credit Andrew, some the couple working together — but Margaret was unquestionably one of the central figures of the business.
II. Going independent, and global
After the couple divorced in 1997, Margaret ran Margaret's independently on the Macau Peninsula, in friendly rivalry with Lord Stow's in Coloane and Taipa — and which shop's tart is better has been a favourite debate among food lovers ever since. She later licensed her recipe to KFC, spreading the Portuguese egg tart across mainland China and Asia, while Margaret's itself became a must-visit landmark for Macau's visitors.
Key Achievements
- Founded Margaret's Café e Nata, one of Macau's signature egg-tart brands
- Built the Macau Portuguese egg-tart business with Andrew Stow
- Licensed her recipe to KFC, popularising the tart across China and Asia
- Made Margaret's a famous food landmark on the Macau Peninsula
Information compiled from publicly available sources (CNN, Taiwan Panorama, official Lord Stow's material, trademark registry records). Out of respect for the privacy of a living person, this profile records only public information relevant to her public role. If anything is inaccurate or needs updating, please contact us — we aim to respond within 48 hours.