GCH Retail (M) Sdn Bhd, also known as Giant is owned by Dairy Farm Internation. Giant is a 60 year old Malaysian brand started by Teng family as a simple grocery store in one of the ruburbs of Kuala Lumpur in 1944. Its mission was to offer a wide variety of products at the lowest possible prices.

In year 2005, GCH acquired Xtra Supercenter Sdn Bhd from Lion Diversified Holdings Bhd.

DFI currently operates Giant hybermarket and supermarkets, Guardian pharmacies and Cold Storage supermarkets.

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Dairy Farm is a leading pan-Asian retailer. As at 30th June 2008, the Group and its associates operated 4,359 outlets – including supermarkets, hypermarkets, health and beauty stores, convenience stores, home furnishings stores and restaurants; employed over 73,200 people in the region; and had total annual sales in 2007 of US$6.8 billion.

Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is incorporated in Bermuda and has its primary share listing on the London Stock Exchange, and secondary listings on the Bermuda and Singapore stock exchanges. The Group's businesses are managed from Hong Kong by Dairy Farm Management Services Limited through its regional offices. Dairy Farm is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.

The Group operates under well-known local brands, including:

Supermarkets - Wellcome in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam, ThreeSixty and Oliver's The Delicatessen in Hong Kong, Jasons MarketPlace in Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Cold Storage in Singapore and Malaysia, Giant in Malaysia and Indonesia, Shop N Save in Singapore, Hero in Indonesia, Express Fresh and X-Market in Taiwan, and Foodworld in India;

Hypermarkets - Giant in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei;

Health and beauty stores - Mannings in Hong Kong, Macau and China, Guardian in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, and Health and Glow in India;

Convenience stores - 7-Eleven in Hong Kong, Macau, Southern China and Singapore, and Starmart in Indonesia; and
Home furnishings stores - IKEA in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The Group has a 50% interest in Maxim's, Hong Kong's leading restaurant chain.

Source: Dairy Farm Group

Simon Keswick is the chairman of DFI. Mr Simon Keswick joined the Board and became Chairman in 1986. He joined the Jardine Matheson group in 1962 and is also chairman of Hongkong Land, Mandarin Oriental, and a director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Jardine Matheson and Jardine Strategic. He is part of the Keswick family business dynasty.

Jardine is really a dynasty of Keswick family that worth a deeper research.

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