Lee Biscuits, maker of Marie biscuits, to end production, shutter factory by end-October

Lee Biscuits is reportedly exiting snack manufacturing to consolidate its assets and focus on core holdings, including rubber and palm oil operations.

Published Oct 22, 2026, 02:40 PM

Updated Oct 22, 2026, 03:00 PM

Lee Biscuits, known for Marie and iced gem biscuits, will shut its Pontian factory by end-October. China Press said production stops, layoffs have started, and no future production plans were announced.

The closure is part of a wider restructuring. The New Straits Times said the company is leaving snack manufacturing to focus on core holdings, including rubber and palm oil.

Founded in Singapore in 1934 by Lee Kong Chian, the brand moved to Malaysia in 1955. Its website is now unavailable, and this follows the 2023 closure of its Lee Pineapple cannery.

Lee Biscuits, the 92-year-old company behind snacks such as Marie biscuits, is shutting down its long-running factory in Pontian, Johor, by the end of October, according to Malaysian media reports.

Malaysian Chinese daily China Press reported that no plans for future production have been announced for the brand, which is also known as Nam Lee.

Among the brand’s core products are classic soda crackers, Marie biscuits, banana tarts, lemon sandwich biscuits, iced gem biscuits, animal crackers, and spirulina whole wheat biscuits. The company’s products are available here in supermarkets and online retailers, The Straits Times’ checks show.

The factory is reportedly in the process of laying off employees, and suppliers and customers have received notices about the production halt since September, according to China Press.

Tan Eng Meng, assemblyman for Pekan Nanas in Pontian, confirmed to China Press that he received news of the factory’s impending closure.

The move is part of the company’s broader business restructuring.

According to the New Straits Times, Lee Biscuits is exiting snack manufacturing to consolidate its assets and focus on core holdings, including rubber and palm oil operations.

This follows the closure of its Lee Pineapple cannery in Skudai in November 2023, as the company shifted focus towards oil palm cultivation.

Checks by The Straits Times show that the company’s website is unavailable.

Founded in Singapore in 1934 by prominent philanthropist Lee Kong Chian, the brand operated from its Singapore base for 21 years before relocating to Malaysia in 1955 to tap into the country’s agricultural supply chains and industrial space, according to The Rakyat Post.

Production moved to Tampoi, Johor Bahru, and then to Pontian in 2005.

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据报道，李氏饼干公司将退出零食制造业务，以整合其资产并专注于核心业务，包括橡胶和棕榈油业务。

发布于2026年10月22日下午2:40

更新于2026年10月22日下午3:00

以玛丽饼干和冰糖饼干闻名的利氏饼干将于10月底关闭其位于笨珍的工厂。《中国报》报道称，工厂已停止生产，开始裁员，目前尚未公布未来的生产计划。

此次关闭是公司整体重组计划的一部分。《新海峡时报》报道称，该公司将退出零食制造业务，专注于橡胶和棕榈油等核心业务。

该品牌由李光前于 1934 年在新加坡创立，1955 年迁至马来西亚。其网站现已无法访问，此前其李氏菠萝罐头厂已于 2023 年关闭。

据马来西亚媒体报道，拥有 92 年历史的李氏饼干公司（Lee Biscuits）——旗下拥有玛丽饼干等零食品牌——将于 10 月底关闭其位于柔佛州笨珍的长期运营工厂。

马来西亚中文日报《中国报》报道称，该品牌（又名南利）尚未公布任何未来生产计划。

该品牌的核心产品包括经典苏打饼干、玛丽饼干、香蕉挞、柠檬夹心饼干、糖霜宝石饼干、动物饼干和螺旋藻全麦饼干。《海峡时报》的调查显示，该公司的产品在新加坡的超市和线上零售商均有销售。

据《中国报》报道，该工厂据称正在裁员，供应商和客户自9月份以来就已收到停产通知。

笨珍北干那那州议员陈永明向《中国报》证实，他已收到该工厂即将关闭的消息。

此举是该公司更广泛的业务重组计划的一部分。

据《新海峡时报》报道，李氏饼干公司正在退出零食制造业务，以整合其资产并专注于核心业务，包括橡胶和棕榈油业务。

此前，该公司位于士古来（Skudai）的李氏菠萝罐头厂于 2023 年 11 月关闭，因为该公司将重心转移到了油棕种植。

《海峡时报》核实显示，该公司网站无法访问。

据《人民邮报》报道，该品牌由著名慈善家李光前于 1934 年在新加坡创立，在新加坡运营了 21 年后，于 1955 年迁至马来西亚，以利用该国的农业供应链和工业领域。

生产转移到新山淡杯，然后于 2005 年转移到笨珍。

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