Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is a retail company in Asia, with a legal base in Bermuda. It is a leading pan-Asian retailer which processes food, wholesales food and personal hygiene products in the Pacific Region and in China. It is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group. Jardine Strategic, a publicly-listed holding company, has attributable 78% stake in the firm. It is a listed company on the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings on the Singapore and Bermuda stock exchanges. Logo of Dairy Farm This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Singapore Exchange (SGX) is the stock exchange in Singapore. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), established in 1971, is now the world’s leading fully electronic offshore securities market, with a current market capitalization (excluding mutual funds) in excess of US$300 billion. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... Hygiene refers to practices associated with ensuring good health and cleanliness. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about work. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Drawing of a self-service store. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Wholesaling consists of the sale of goods/merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... Jardine Matheson, often called Jardines, is a multinational corporation that is legally based in Bermuda and which trades on the London and Singapore stock exchanges. ... A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. ... A stock market is a market for the trading of publicly held company stock and associated financial instruments (including stock options, convertibles and stock index futures). ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ...

Overview

By the end of December 2003, the Dairy Farm Group and its related associations ran 2,570 outlets, Wellcome/Food World (supermarkets), 50% share of Maxim's Catering (restaurants), Giant (hypermarkets), Mannings/Guardian (health and beauty) stores; it also operates 7-Eleven (convenience stores) throughout the region, and IKEA (home furnishings) stores in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Wellcome logo A Wellcome store in Robinson Road, Hong Kong. ... Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol, medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... Maxims Food Production Centre in Hong Kongs Tai Po Industrial Estate. ... For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... Giant Hypermarket is a major supermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia. ... In commerce, a hypermarket (from the French hypermarché) is a store which combines a supermarket and a department store. ... For beauty as a characteristic of a persons appearance, see Physical attractiveness. ... For other uses, see 7-Eleven (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Map of countries with IKEA stores. ... For the UK band, see Furniture (band). ...

Among 956 stores in South Asia operated by Dairy Farm, 433 are in Singapore, 186 are in Malayasia, 222 are in Indonesia and 115 are in India. It now employs 56,800 people in the region and has around 2,000 sales from ongoing operations worth 4.5 billion US dollars in total. Motto: Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu (English: Unity Is Strength) Anthem: Negaraku Capital Kuala Lumpur1 Largest city Kuala Lumpur Official language(s) Malay2 Government Federal Constitutional monarchy - Paramount Ruler - Prime Minister Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Independence Formation From the UK (Malaya only) August 31, 1957 With Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore...

History

Dairy Farm's Old Office in Pok Fu Lam

The old cowsheds in Pok Fu Lam

Dairy Farm was set up in 1886 by Sir Patrick Manson^[1], a Scottish surgeon, and five well known Hong Kong businessmen. They initially aimed to improve the health of Hong Kong people by providing them with non-contaminated cows' milk and to import a herd of dairy cattle so as to decrease the price of milk by more than half. The farm was located in Pok Fu Lam. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (3840 × 2160 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (3840 × 2160 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (1152 × 648 pixel, file size: 548 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Other versions a bigger version in authors PC File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (1152 × 648 pixel, file size: 548 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Other versions a bigger version in authors PC File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Patrick Manson. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... Set out below is an annotated listing of corporate leaders, who are or have been the head of large or successful business enterprises, or who are otherwise well known for their commercial acumen, listed alphabetically by last name. ... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... Pok Fu Lam (薄扶林) is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District. ...

In 1890, Dairy Farm built a low-rise brick and stucco building on Lower Albert Road in Central for use as a cold storage warehouse. This warehouse was later renovated and expanded in 1913 to include a dairy shop, a room for meat smoking, a cold storage room for winter clothes and residency for the General Manager. The building later evolved into the company headquarters until the company moved in the 1970s. The abandoned building was acquired by the Hong Kong Fringe Club, a non-profit-making arts organisation in 1984, and has been carefully restored. This distinctive 19th Century building is now a well-known landmark in Central providing a wide variety of cultural activities and performances. The Main Wing of Central Government Offices at Lower Albert Road The sign and address of the Main Wing of Central Government Office Lower Albert Road (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Xià Yàlíbì Dào; Cantonese Yale: ha6 nga3 lei4 bat1 dou6) is a road on the Government... The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on Smoking Smoking is the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to the smoke from burning or smoldering plant materials, most often wood. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

In 1904, Dairy Farm began importing frozen meat and opened its first retail store at the Central District depot.The second Dairy Farm store was established on Nathan Road, Kowloon towards the end of the War in 1918. Amongst other things, this store provided fishing boats in Hong Kong with large amounts of ice. Categories: Hong Kong geography stubs | Streets and roads in Hong Kong ... In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

In 1972, Dairy Farm was acquired by Hong Kong Land, a Jardines subsidiary. In 1986 Dairy Farm was relisted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after it was demerged from Hong kong Land. Dairy Farm acquired a 50% interest in Maxim's at the same time. The 228-outlet 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Hong Kong was acquired in 1989 from Jardine Matheson. The Landmark, properties owned by Hongkong Land in Central, undergoing renovation The Hongkong Land Company, Limited (SGX: H78) (branded as Hongkong Land) is the property development arm of Jardines. ... The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Traditional Chinese: , also 港交所; abbreviated as HKEX ; SEHK: 0388) is the stock exchange of Hong Kong. ...

Since 1999, Dairy Farm has continued to expand its footprint by acquiring supermarket and other retail operations in Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Notably, it also acquired IKEA Hong Kong and Taiwan in 2002. Map of countries with IKEA stores. ...

Discontinued operations

• In 1998, Dairy Farm sold out its 49% interest in Nestlé Dairy Farm, set up in 1992 to develop dairy products factories throughout China, to Nestlé; on the merger of Kwik Save with Somerfield, Dairy Farm sold its 11% holding for US$290 million. Dairy Farm acquired 25% of the "No Frills" Kwik Save Group in 1987; Sold the 108-store Simago chain in Spain acquired in 1990.
• In March 2000, Dairy Farm sold its half share in DFI Géant, the Taiwan hypermarket opened in 1998 back to Casino, its joint venture partner.
• In 2001, The Company sold the 287-store Franklins chain in Australia which it acquired in 1979. Its Hong Kong-based distribution business, Sims Trading, was sold to CITIC Pacific.
• 2002 June, the 61-store Woolworths chain in New Zealand acquired in 1998, was sold for US$337 million.
• In 2004, the Group's Hong Kong ice manufacturing business which began in 1918 was sold for US$107 million.

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References

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See also

• The Hongs

The Hongs were major business houses in Hong Kong with significant influence on patterns of consumerism, trades, manufacturing and other key areas of the economy. ...

External links

• Dairy Farm International Website
• Cold Storage
• Guardian
• Hero