Kwong Bee Chun History
Soy sauce is known as a condiment in the chinese cooking High quality soy sauce can increase the aroma and colour of dishes thus increases the appetizing of the food ,Soy Sauce has become an indispensable ingredient for home cooked food.
Located in Taiping Kilang Kicap Kwong Bee Chun a manufacturing Soy Sauce factory with a long history of 91 years which is producting high quality Soy Sauce ,usingonly traditional methods of fermentation.Founded in 1926 by Wong Siang Mun and was registered as a limited company in 1989.In the early days of production Soy sauce was supplied to towns all over Perak State.Later the sccond generation Ms Wong Siew Weng worked to build up the foundation and reputation while maintaining the quality through expansion of business.
Moving on the third generation Mr Wong Weng Leon the general manager in an interview with the Oriental Doily is optimistic about the future development and the potential of the soy sauce industry.
After graduating in 1984 ,he enrolled in Taiwan Haiqing in 1985 and studied food and scrence at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology specializing in soy sauce research.
Upon graduating in 1987 he spent a year as an intern in many Soy sauce factories in Taiwan .After completing his internship he spent another half year in Taiwan.After completing his internship he spent another half year in Taiwan to study the quality coutrol of Soy sauce manufacturing.
The original Kwong Bee Chun Sauce Factory is located next to the kota bridge in Taiping ,Perak .Later on through expansion we purchased and setup up a new factory in Kamunting Industrial zone to cater for the increasing demand.
Through strict quality control and production planning the company has obtained the MeSTI certification from the ministry of Health (MOH) as well as HALAL certification.
Made from high protein and NON GMO soy beans is the main ingredients for brewing quality say sauce.The company only uses high protein and certified NON-GMO Soy Bean from Canada since 1998.This high protein soy beans makes the brewed soy sauce more fragrant so as adapt to the taste of the local a overseas market.As daily consumption of soy sauce is not high therefore buying a good and guaranteed quality product will be beneficial and safe for consumption for all ages.He also pointed that soy sauce is good for health and enhances the flavour of the dishes.
Since obtaining the HALAL certification we have been looking at ways to expand the soy sauce industry to overseas market.It has been move than 30 years since Mr Wong graduated from the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan ,he still keeps in touch with his mentor Dr xie a professor at the university and continues to learn from his mentor on matters pertaining to brewing and developing the Soy Sauce industry.
At present Mr Wong pointed out there are more than 300 Soy sauce factories in Malaysia and the Market is highly competitive .He is very confident about the Soy Sauce industry and plan to expand his production in the near future.
