History Dairy Farm International Holdings

dairy farm s old office in pok fu lam.



the old cowsheds in pok fu lam, part of hong kong academy performing arts béthanie campus.



exterior view of old dairy farm depot, housing hong kong fringe club

dairy farm set in 1886 sir patrick manson, scottish surgeon, , 5 known hong kong businessmen. aimed improve health of hong kong people providing them non-contaminated cows milk , import herd of dairy cattle decrease price of milk more half. farm located in pok fu lam.

in 1890, dairy farm built low-rise brick , stucco building on lower albert road in central use cold storage warehouse. warehouse later renovated , expanded in 1913 include dairy shop, room meat smoking, cold storage room winter clothes , residency manager. building later evolved company headquarters until company moved in 1970s. abandoned building acquired hong kong fringe club, non-profit-making arts organisation in 1984, , has been restored. distinctive 19th century building, known old dairy farm depot, well-known landmark in central providing wide variety of cultural activities , performances.

in 1904, dairy farm began importing frozen meat , opened first retail store @ central district depot. second dairy farm store established on nathan road, kowloon towards end of war in 1918. amongst other things, store provided fishing boats in hong kong large amounts of ice.

in 1960, dairy farm , lane crawford formed merged food retailing operations , renamed these supermarkets dairy lane under dairy lane limited. joint business undone acquisition of wellcome chain in 1964.

in 1972, dairy farm acquired hong kong land, jardines subsidiary. in 1986 dairy farm relisted on hong kong stock exchange after demerged hong kong land. dairy farm acquired 50% interest in maxim s @ same time hong kong land. 228-outlet 7-eleven convenience store chain in hong kong acquired in 1989 jardine matheson.

since 1999, dairy farm has continued expand footprint acquiring supermarket , other retail operations in taiwan, malaysia, singapore , indonesia. notably, acquired ikea hong kong, taiwan in 2002 , began ikea s indonesian operation in 2014.

in may 2012, dairy farm bought total of 50% stake in rustan s supercenters, inc., filipino company s grocery division. 36% of sold shares came tantoco family, while 14% came spinnaker group.

as of june 2011, dairy farm 78% owned jardine matheson holdings.