About Us
The history of Kumpulan Barkath traces back to 1945 when a visionary entrepreneur, the late Haji Abu Backer bin Mohd Hussain founded a sundry shop called BARKATH STORES at Union Street, Penang.

With good business acumen, Haji Abu Backer turned BARKATH STORES from a small family business to a profitable business venture, beginning with the local manufacture of “Hacks” sweets originally from the U.K. and other confectioneries including processing of frozen foods.

Today, BARKATH STORES still operates as part of KUMPULAN BARKATH, a group of 22 companies based in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India and U.K. involved in manufacturing, import-export, distribution, property development, investment, and communications.

KUMPULAN BAKATH has become a household name in the ASEAN region, known for its high quality confectionery, concentrated fruit juice and convenience consumer products, accentuating the Group into a leading food manufacturer, importer, exporter, distributor and contract manufacturer in the region.

Challenges For The Future
In coming years, Kumpulan Barkath is committed to achieving the highest success - not only for itself, but for the greater good of all.

The Group will continue to uphold Quality in all its products in the spirit of Excellence and Dedication. It has achieved as one of its foremost goals the achievement of the prestigious ISO 9002 Certification awarded by SIRIM.

Kumpulan Barkath believes that a dedicated and experienced workforce is vital in all aspects of its trading and manufacturing operations and is fortunate to have a team of loyal staff, some of whom have been serving the Company for more than thirty years. In creating a conducive and caring enviroment for employees, it has also fostered closer ties between them and the management.

Kumpulan Barkath also has a strong commitment to the country's social development and has contributed regularly towards such events as Starwalk, school events and other charitable functions. It is poised to play an important role in helping Malaysia achieve its industrial goals as envisioned in Wawasan 2020.