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Barns served as the central hub of the first farms that arose across Europe. Then, as settlers arrived in America, they rebuilt their barns following the patterns of earlier years. Today, it is still possible to see the many different styles of barns that dot the country.
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foundation 1886|
location Hong Kong |
key_people Simon Keswick (Chairman), Michael Kok, (CEO) |
num_employees 56,800|
industry retail |
products Food, Hygiene |
revenue US$4.5 billion |
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Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is a retail company in Asia, with a legal base in Bermuda. It is a leading pan-Asian retailer which processes food, wholesales food and personal hygiene products in the Pacific region and in China. It is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group. Jardine Strategic, a publicly listed holding company, has an attributable 78% stake in the firm. It is a listed company on the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings on the Singapore and Bermuda stock exchanges.
Overview
By the end of December 2003, the Dairy Farm Group and its related associations ran 2,570 outlets, Wellcome/Food World (supermarkets), 50% share of Maxims Catering (restaurants), Cold Storage (supermarkets), Jasons Market Place/Market Place by Jasons (high end supermarkets), Shop N Save (discount supermarkets), Giant (hypermarkets), Mannings/Guardian (health and beauty) stores; it also operates 7-Eleven (convenience stores) throughout the region, and IKEA (home furnishings) stores in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Among 956 stores in South Asia operated by Dairy Farm, 433 are in Singapore, 186 are in Malaysia, 222 are in Indonesia and 115 are in India. It now employs 56,800 people in the region and has around 2,000 sales from ongoing operations worth 4.5 billion US dollars in total.
History
Dairy Farm was set up in 1886 by Sir Patrick MansonSunzi1. "." "Hong Kong Hongs with Long Histories and British Connections." Retrieved on 2007-03-29., a Scottish surgeon, and five well known Hong Kong businessmen. They initially aimed to improve the health of Hong Kong people by providing them with non-contaminated cows milk an read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy+Farm+International+Holdings
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