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Lee Biscuits to close its Johor factory after 92 years
Lee Biscuits will close its factory in Pontian, Johor, at the end of October 2026.
The closure ends 92 years of biscuit production, including the brand’s well-known Marie biscuits.
Lee Biscuits was founded by Singaporean businessman and philanthropist Lee Kong Chian, and its production moved to Johor in 1995.
Its parent group is restructuring to leave snack manufacturing and focus on businesses including rubber and palm oil plantations.
About 300 employees are expected to remain until the factory closes, mainly to clean and handle related work.
The company has held a final stock sale, and all remaining biscuits have sold out.
Lee Biscuits is set to close its factory in Pontian, Johor, Malaysia, at the end of October 2026.
The closure will end 92 years of production by the biscuit maker, known for its Marie biscuits.
The decision is part of a restructuring in which the parent group plans to leave snack-food manufacturing and focus on core businesses, including rubber and palm oil plantations.
Suppliers and customers began receiving notices about the production shutdown in September.
About 300 employees are expected to remain at the factory until the end of October, mainly for cleaning and related work.
- Who
- Lee Biscuits, part of a parent group. About 300 employees are expected to remain at the factory until the end of October.
- What
- The company is set to close its biscuit factory after 92 years of production.
- When
- At the end of October 2026.
- Where
- Pontian, Johor, Malaysia.
- Why
- The closure is part of a restructuring. The parent group plans to leave snack-food manufacturing and focus on core businesses, including rubber and palm oil plantations.
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Production moved from Singapore to Tampoi, Johor Bahru.
Operations moved to Pontian.
Suppliers and customers began receiving notices about the production shutdown.
The factory is set to close, ending 92 years of production.
- Factory
- Pontian, Johor, Malaysia
- Scheduled closure
- End of October 2026
- Production history
- 92 years
- Employees
- About 300 expected to remain until the end of October
- Last operational site move
- Pontian in 2005