BBMF1813: Lay Hong Berhad is engaged in investment holdings and poultry farming. The main business of the subsidiary is poultry farming: Principles of Finance Course Work, TARC, Malaysia

Lay Hong Berhad is engaged in investment holdings and poultry farming. The main business of the subsidiary is poultry farming, poultry processing and marketing, organic fertilizer processing, and liquid egg processing. Lay Hong Berhad was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Lay Hong Berhad is listed in the main market of Bursa Malaysia (EMIS, 2022).

The group first started laying farming business in the 1960s, when the late father of Mr. Yap Hoong Chai, Mr. Yeap Seak Yong set up the sole proprietorship of Lay Hong Poultry Farm Company. In 1973, Mr. Yap Hoong Chai and his two brothers, Mr. Yip Kim Hoong and Mr. Yeap Weng Hong took over their father’s small layer poultry farm. At the time, the company had only one farm producing 10,000 eggs a day (Lay Hong Berhad, 2014).

Lay Hong Berhad is engaged in the integration of animal husbandry and investment holding. The business is divided into three parts: integrated livestock, food manufacturing, and retail operations. Its integrated livestock sector includes commercial laying hens, broilers, and breeders. The company’s food manufacturing division offers related products of chicken and egg. Its retail operations include supermarkets, retail stores, and distribution centers.

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