Old Chang Kee

Old Chang Kee Ltd. (Chinese: 老曾记; pinyin: Lǎocéngjì) is an established snack, food and beverage chain in Singapore specialising in curry puffs and other local snacks. Established in 1956, Old Chang Kee started off as a small stall outside Rex Cinema at McKenzie Road which still exists. Its current chairman, Han Keen Juan bought over the establishment which was about to fold up in 1986 and revived the business. The preparation to go halal began in 2004. On completion of all their documentation process, the Halal certification application was submitted at the end of October 2004. Old Chang Kee product, outlets and 2 central kitchens were officially certified Halal by MUIS on 7 January 2005.[1][2]

Old Chang Kee Ltd.
老曾記
老曾记
TypePublic
IndustryFood and Beverage
FoundedSingapore (1956 (1956))
HeadquartersSingapore
Key people
Han Keen Juan, Chairman
ProductsSnacks (Singaporean cuisine only)
Websitehttp://www.oldchangkee.com/
An Old Chang Kee stall at Far East Plaza, Singapore.

Old Chang Kee was one of the six winners of the SPBA Distinctive Brand Awards 2005 and also one of the Singapore Brand Award Heritage Award Winner 2005. Old Chang Kee is located at Woodlands Terrace (Singapore) as the only production ground necessary for Singapore.

Old Chang Kee is known for its curry puffs and introduced other types of curry puffs and snacks since 2005. That same year, the products underwent rebranding with its curry puffs renamed as Curry'O.[3]

There are eighty outlets operating across Singapore[4] with one in Australia, twenty in Indonesia, two in Malaysia and one in the United Kingdom.[5]

The company was incorporated in Singapore on 16 December 2004 as a private limited company under the name Old Chang Kee Singapore Pte Ltd. On 22 November 2007, the Company changed its name to Old Chang Kee Ltd. in connection with its conversion into a public company limited. The company was listed on 16 January 2008 on Catalist-NS.[6]

Products

Some of the products of Old Chang Kee

Aside from the curry and sardine puffs, the company sells other types of snacks and finger food such as spring rolls, yam cakes, carrot cakes, as well as fishballs, gyoza, fried cuttlefish, breaded prawns, chicken nuggets and fried fish fillets.

References

  1. "Old Chang Kee - Our Awards - Singapore's Best Halal Curry Puffs". oldchangkee.com. Old Chang Kee Ltd. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  2. "Makes $ense to go halal". NewspaperSG. The New Paper. 2005-05-12. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  3. "10 Facts About Old Chang Kee That Shows It's Not Just About Calories". Goody Feed. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  4. Chan, Dennis (29 May 2014). "Puff sales lift earnings of Old Chang Kee". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  5. "Outlets". oldchangkee.com. Old Chang Kee Ltd. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  6. "OLD CHANG KEE LTD". links.sgx.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
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