End of an era: Marie biscuit maker Lee Biscuits closing Johor factory

Lee Biscuits, renowned for its Marie biscuits and other snack products, plans to close its Pontian, Johor factory by the end of the month, as reported by AsiaOne.

The 92-year-old company may withdraw from snack manufacturing to concentrate on its primary assets, such as rubber and oil palm plantations.

The closure will result in the layoff of its employees, with suppliers and customers having been notified since last month.

This marks the second closure of a Lee Group food facility in Johor in recent years, following the shut down of the Lee Pineapple cannery in 2023.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 23 — Marie biscuit maker Lee Biscuits is set to close its factory in Pontian, Johor, by the end of this month, AsiaOne reported.

The Singapore news portal cited Malaysian media reports yesterday that the 92-year-old company, also known as Nam Lee, may exit snack manufacturing to consolidate its assets and focus on its core holdings, including rubber and oil palm plantations.

Suppliers and customers reportedly began receiving notices about the closure last month, while the factory is also said to be laying off its employees.

China Press reported Pekan Nanas assemblyman Tan Eng Meng as saying he had received news of the impending closure.

Founded in 1934 by philanthropist Lee Kong Chian, the brand began in Singapore before moving production to Tampoi in Johor Bahru in 1955, and later to Pontian in 2005.

Apart from its Marie biscuits, the brand is known for its banana puffs, cream wafers, lemon crackers and sugar crackers.

Checks by AsiaOne on NTUC FairPrice’s online store found at least 23 Lee Biscuits products sold by the supermarket chain in Singapore.

The closure marks the second Lee Group food facility in Johor to cease operations in three years.

The group shut its Lee Pineapple cannery in Skudai in November 2023 amid its focus on oil palm cultivation, the New Straits Times reported.

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据 AsiaOne 报道，以玛丽饼干和其他零食产品而闻名的 Lee Biscuits 计划在本月底关闭其位于柔佛州笨珍的工厂。

这家拥有 92 年历史的公司可能会退出零食制造领域，转而专注于其主要资产，例如橡胶和油棕种植园。

此次关闭将导致员工失业，供应商和客户已于上个月接到通知。

这是李氏集团近年来在柔佛州关闭的第二家食品加工厂，此前李氏菠萝罐头厂已于 2023 年关闭。

新山，10 月 23 日讯——据 AsiaOne 报道，玛丽饼干制造商 Lee Biscuits 将于本月底关闭其位于柔佛州笨珍的工厂。

新加坡新闻门户网站昨天援引马来西亚媒体的报道称，这家拥有 92 年历史的公司（又名南利）可能会退出零食制造行业，以整合其资产并专注于其核心业务，包括橡胶和油棕种植园。

据报道，供应商和客户上个月开始收到有关工厂关闭的通知，同时该工厂据说也在裁员。

据《中国报》报道，北根那那州议员陈永明表示，他已收到即将关闭的消息。

该品牌由慈善家李光前于 1934 年创立，最初在新加坡生产，1955 年将生产基地迁至柔佛州新山淡杯，2005 年又迁至笨珍。

除了玛丽饼干之外，该品牌还以香蕉泡芙、奶油威化饼、柠檬饼干和糖饼干而闻名。

AsiaOne 对 NTUC FairPrice 的网上商店进行检查后发现，这家新加坡连锁超市至少销售 23 种 Lee Biscuits 产品。

此次关闭标志着李氏集团在柔佛州的第二家食品加工厂在三年内停止运营。

据《新海峡时报》报道，该集团于 2023 年 11 月关闭了位于士古来 (Skudai) 的 Lee Pineapple 罐头厂，并将重心转向油棕种植。

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