Guan Huat Seng Holdings Berhad (Malaysia)

The Company was incorporated in Malaysia under the CA 2016 on 1 November 2024 as a private limited company and domiciled in Malaysia.
The Company is an investment holding company. Through subsidiaries, the company are predominantly involved in the distribution and retail of food products including shelf-stable and frozen seafood, flavouring products, dried food and snacks and general grocery products.
On 28 February 2025, the Company entered into a conditional share sale agreement with existing shareholders of GHS Heng Kee to acquire the entire equity interest in GHS Heng Kee comprising 500,000 ordinary shares for a total purchase consideration of RM27,770,000, satisfied by way of issuance of 277,700,000 new ordinary shares in the Company at an issue price of RM0.10 each to the existing shareholders of GHS Heng Kee.
On 28 February 2025, the Company entered into a conditional share sale agreement with existing shareholders of GHS Food Industries to acquire the entire equity interest GHS Food Industries comprising 1,550,000 ordinary shares for a total purchase consideration of RM7,580,000, satisfied by way of issuance of 75,800,000 new ordinary shares in the Company at an issue price of RM0.10 each to the existing shareholders of GHS Food Industries.
These acquisitions were completed on 17 October 2025 and the Company became the holding company of GHS Heng Kee and GHS Food Industries.
1979 - The Company incorporated GHS Heng Kee and commenced business in the retail and distribution of dried and frozen seafoods and other food products. The company operated from 2 units of rented premises in Kampung Pantai, Melaka with a total built-up area of approximately 7,790 sq. ft, where we established our first retail outlet.
2002 - The company expanded operations to form GHS Heng Kee Enterprise, a partnership focused on the manufacturing of food products. The company commenced food manufacturing operations in a premise in Taman Perindustrian Merdeka, Melaka with an annual production capacity of approximately 28 tonne per year. Between 2002 and 2016, the company continued to expand production capacity progressively by incorporating additional equipment, mainly food processing and packaging equipment for manufacturing operations. Between 2016 and up to the LPD, the annual production capacity for manufacturing operations is approximately 1,434 tonne per year.
2004 - The company obtained first export sales for in-house manufactured flavouring products from a customer who is a reseller in Hong Kong. Since then and up to the LPD, the company have expanded export sales to other countries including Korea, Singapore, Australia, UK, USA, the Philippines and others for the Periods Under Review. The company also obtained first third-party contract manufacturing sales from the same reseller in Hong Kong to manufacture sauces and pastes under their brand names. The company were responsible for the sourcing of raw materials, manufacturing, and packaging of the products in accordance with the customer's specifications. Since then and up to the LPD, the company continued to obtain sales from this customer during the Periods Under Review.
2006 - 2007 - Through GHS Heng Kee Enterprise, the company acquired a 1 1/2-storey semidetached factory building in Taman Teknologi Cheng, Melaka, and relocated manufacturing operations from Taman Perindustrian Merdeka, Melaka to this facility (Property 30). In 2007, the company established in-house transportation fleet by.
2009 - 2010 - In 2009, the company acquired a 1 1/2-storey warehouse (Property 3) in Taman Teknologi Cheng, Melaka with a built-up area of approximately 24,948 sq. ft. The company obtained first sales from a hypermarket, namely Aeon formerly known as Jusco) for the distribution of our brands of products. Since then and up to the LPD, the company continued to obtain sales from this customer during the Periods Under Review. In 2010, the company acquired a 1 1/2-storey semi-detached factory building located next to manufacturing facility in Taman Teknologi Cheng, Melaka (Property 32) with a built-up area of 9,203 sq. ft.
2011 - The company obtained first Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) certificate for our manufacturing operations. The HACCP is an internationally recognised food safety management system that focuses on identifying hazards and putting in place controls throughout the supply chain.
2013 - The company obtained first Halal certification for our manufactured food products.
2015 - The company incorporated GHS Food Industries to take over the business operations of GHS Heng Kee Enterprise, a partnership. GHS Heng Kee Enterprise was terminated in 2016. During the same year, the company acquired a piece of land of approximately 55,553 sq. ft. in Jalan Tengkera, Melaka and commenced construction of Bangunan GHS, a 4-storey building with mezzanine floor in 2017
2017 - The company obtained Food Safety is the Responsibility of the Industry (MeSTI) certification from the MOH which certifies that our manufacturing operations meet the minimum requirements of the Food Hygiene Regulations 2009.
2019 - The company completed the construction of the 4-storey building with mezzanine floor in Jalan Tengkera, Melaka. Following this, the company consolidated GHS Heng Kee's operational facilities and relocated to this new facility which houses our current head office, distribution centre, retail outlet, and storage space (Bangunan GHS), which has a built-up area of approximately 62,334 sq. ft.
2020 - The company commenced the sales of our products through a third-party e-commerce platform, namely Shopee. Since then and up to the LPD, the company also retail products through other third-party e-commerce platforms including Lazada and GrabMart.
2022 - 2024 - In 2022, the company acquired a premise which is used as our storage space (Property 1595-1) in Taman Perindustrian Krubong, Melaka. In 2024, the company acquired Property 1587 with a land area of approximately 22,421 sq. ft in the same area intended for future expansion for our manufacturing operations (New Krubong Facility). For further details of business strategies and plans. In 2024, as part of the company plans to expand distribution and retail operations, the company acquired Property 8794 with a land area of approximately 262,230 sq. ft. in Batu Berendam, Melaka. The land is intended for the construction of the New Integrated Complex as part of future plans.