About Us

1926
The Garden Company was founded by Mr. T. F. Cheung and his cousin Mr. W. O. Wong when they saw the growing trend of western cakes and biscuits consumption.

1927
The first retail branch opened on Des Voeux Road, Central.

1931
The Central branch moved to much larger, 3-storey, rented premises at Ap Liu Street, Sham Shui Po. Using locally manufactured machinery, the factory operated 24 hours a day producing biscuits at daytime, bread and cakes at night.

1932
A great fire at Winter Solstice destroyed the factory, and a mistake in the insurance policy resulted in a complete loss. The factory had to close down for a few months.

1935
The company bought a 475 sq. m site on Castle Peak Road for HKD$10,000 to house the new factory.

1937
With the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the company went into round-the-clock operation for 7 days to produce 90,000 kg of Army Cracker.

1938
Operations transferred to the new 1,400 sq. m factory on Castle Peak Road. A contract was signed with the British HK government, appointing Garden as the major supplier of wartime army bakery goods.

1941
The Castle Peak Road factory was occupied by Japanese troops and all production materials and facilities were demolished. Production once again came to a halt.

1945
Operations resumed normal at the end of the war.

1947
Having grown to become one of the leading food enterprises in Hong Kong, Garden registered as a limited company and began its journey as a corporation.

1949
Inspired by a trade visit to the UK, Mr. T. F. Cheung ordered the latest, fully-automated biscuit production machinery from Britain.

1951
The bakery workshop area was increased to 7,000 sq. m, and the company began to supply bread and biscuits to the army, navy and airforce of Hong Kong.

1952
With automatic biscuit production machine imported from the UK, Garden was the first bakery in Asia to implement mechanized manufacturing processes. The machine produced over 5,000 kg of biscuits per day.

1954
The company achieved automation of bakery and confectionery production.

1956
All machinery was seriously damaged in the wake of the October Riots.

1958
The factory on Castle Peak Road was further expanded to a total area of 10,000 sq. m, with part of the premises rising to as tall as 7 stories.

1970
A modernized plant for “Life Bread” was completed in Sham Tseng and commenced operation.

1974
An additional plant was constructed in Sham Tseng for the production of other products, including buns and sandwich breads.

1976
The Company celebrated its 50th Anniversary.

1979
With the opening of its first ice-cream plant, the company took a major step towards product diversification. The revolutionary Si-Si-Sic convenience pack was also launched.

1981
Once again the company received the Gold Medal from the International Monde Selection for its “Peanut Wafer”.

1982
The No. 3 Bakery Plant began operation, and the confectionery plant was further expanded.

1985
As a joint venture, Garden established Hua Jia Foodstuff Co. in Dongguan, Guangdong Province.

1986
As part of the celebrations of the Hong Kong Food Festival, Garden made the world’s largest ever moon cake of 400 pounds and a 2-meter diameter. It was donated to the elderly of 4 charity organizations.

1987
The company further expanded into Mainland China with the establishment of Li Hua Biscuit factory in Dongguan.

1992
New machinery was installed in the completely reconstructed Bakery Plant in Sham Tseng. The new plant was a multi-storey building with a total area of approximately 50,000 sq. m.

1995
As another joint venture, Garden signed an agreement with Gong Yang Foodstuff Co. Ltd. in Yang Zhou, Jiangsu to extend its reach in the East-China market. The factory commenced operation in 2000.

1997
The Garden Company achieved the highly respected ISO9001 accreditation.

2000
Biscuit production began at the new factory in Yang Zhou, Jiangsu, in a joint venture between Garden and Gong Yang Foodstuff Co. Ltd.

2001
The Company was awarded the “Hong Kong Top Ten Brand Names Awards” by The Chinese Manufacturer’s Association of Hong Kong.

2002
At the beginning of the year, a new frozen line in the Sham Tseng plant commenced production. The Company was also awarded “Superbrand” by the Hong Kong Superbrands Council.

2004
In September, the Company acquired a piece of land in Chashan, Dongguan for setting up a new production plant.

2005
In June, Garden Food (Dongguan) Co. Ltd. was established. Preparation for constructing the Chashan production plant immediately followed.

2006
The Company was awarded the “Distinguished Employer Award” by the Hong Kong Social & Welfare Department.

Maintenance of the exterior walls of the Sham Tseng plant was carried out to prepare for the implementation of the dust-proof environment and enhancement project.

In December, construction of the Chashan production plant was completed and installation of production equipment was started.

2007
The Wafer production line in Hong Kong and Pop Pan production line in Hua Jia factory were accredited the BRC credit, which recognized that Garden’s food safety, quality management system, production environment, employee hygiene, procedure control and product control had reached ideal standard.

2010
The new bread line from Hong Kong's Sham Tseng plant began operation.

2012
The Sham Tseng Gallery opened and welcomed public to visit for free and purchase desired Garden’s products.

2013
Chashan's new cake line was launched and began operation.

2014
Garden was benefitted from the Free Trade Agreement “Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement” (CEPA) co-signed by the Mainland and Hong Kong. As a result, Garden was able to make daily deliveries of freshly baked sliced sandwich bread to the Mainland for sale.

2014
A new membership program "Garden Club" was officially launched.

2015
Garden has been awarded the “Caring Company” logo since 2015 as a result of its commitment to reach corporate social responsibility and care for the community.

2017
Dongguan plant established an automated wafer production line to enhance efficiency and quality.