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Lee Biscuits to Close Its 92-Year-Old Factory in Malaysia
Lee Biscuits plans to close its factory in Pontian, Malaysia, at the end of October 2026.
The company is known for Marie biscuits and has made biscuits for 92 years.
Its parent group is restructuring and leaving snack manufacturing to focus on core businesses, including rubber and palm oil.
About 300 employees are expected to work until the end of October, mainly to clean the factory and handle closing tasks.
The company held a clearance sale, and all its biscuit stock was reported sold.
The factory closure ends production at that site, but it does not confirm that the Lee Biscuits brand or its products will disappear.
The company has not announced whether production will continue elsewhere.
Lee Biscuits plans to close its factory in Pontian, Johor, Malaysia, at the end of October 2026.
The closure is part of a restructuring that will take the company out of snack-food manufacturing.
The group plans to focus on core assets and businesses, including rubber and palm oil operations.
Suppliers and customers were reportedly notified of the production shutdown in September 2026.
About 300 employees are expected to work until the end of October, mainly on cleaning and related tasks.
The future of the Lee Biscuits brand and its products after the factory closes has not been announced.
- Who
- Lee Biscuits, a Malaysian biscuit maker known for its Marie biscuits.
- What
- It plans to close its Pontian factory and leave snack-food manufacturing.
- When
- At the end of October 2026.
- Where
- Pontian, Johor, Malaysia.
- Why
- As part of a restructuring to consolidate assets and focus on core businesses, including rubber and palm oil.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The group closed its pineapple-canning factory in Skudai, Johor, as it shifted focus toward palm oil.
Suppliers and customers were reportedly notified of the planned production shutdown.
The factory held a clearance sale, and reports said all biscuit stocks had sold out.
Lee Biscuits plans to close its Pontian factory, with about 300 employees expected to work until then.
- Factory location
- Pontian, Johor, Malaysia
- Planned closure
- End of October 2026
- Company history
- 92 years
- Employees remaining until closure
- About 300
- Production notices
- Sent to suppliers and customers in September 2026
- Other factory closure
- Pineapple-canning factory in Skudai closed in 2023