Milestones

1870s

Our Founder, Eu Kong, leaves his hometown of Foshan in Guangdong, southern China and sets out for Malaya.

1877

Eu Kong's eldest son, Eu Tong Sen, is born in Penang.

1879

Our first shop, named Yan Sang, opens in Gopeng, Perak in Malaya, providing quality Chinese Medicines for tin mine coolies.

1890s

Eu Tong Sen inherits the business. By the end of the decade, he opens a second shop in Kampar.

1900s

Yan Sang shop branches out to other parts of Malaya.

1910s

Yan Sang begins operation in Singapore, Hong Kong and China with the brand of "Eu Yan Sang".

1941s

Eu Tong Sen passes away. Eu Yan Sang's business is handled by administrators.

1950s

Operations in Malaysia and Singapore are converted from proprietorship to limited company status.

1973s

Eu Yan Sang Holdings is listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, and incorporates both Malaysia and Singapore operations.

1980s

Weng Li Sdn Bhd, the manufacturing arm of our office in Malaysia, is set up.

1989

Richard Eu, a great grandson of Eu Kong, joins Eu Yan Sang Holdings.

1990

Eu Yan Sang Holdings is acquired by Lum Chang. Our group continues modernising the medical hall business and opens new outlets, turning the business into a retail network.

1991

We start to manufacture innovative product offerings which provide modern and convenient ways to consume Chinese medicine and tonics; the revolutionary American Ginseng Tea, stored in tea bags. Is launched to eliminate the need to brew the tea for hours.

1992

Eu Yan Sang (Hong Kong) is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

1993

Richard Eu organises a buyout from Lum Chang and forms Eu Yan Sang International Holdings.

1996

Eu Yan Sang Hong Kong is acquired by Eu Yan Sang International Holdings. Our business in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore are now one entity, with common shareholders and management. We begin our expansion plans in Hong Kong.

1998

Both our flagship products Bak Foong Pills (women's wellness product) and Bo Ying Compound (infants' wellness product) are approved for sale in China. The product distribution network is expanded to major children's hospitals and subsequently to various provinces.

2000

Eu Yan Sang International Limited is publicly listed on the SGX mainboard.

2001

We start our first TCM Clinic in Malaysia(July) and Singapore(December), offering TCM consultations and treatments.
We enter the Australian market with integrative health clinic services under the YourHealth brand of Integrative Medicine Centres. We enter the USA (Los Angeles) market by acquiring a retail brand, Elixir store, and its range of health tonics and teas.

2002

Our manufacturing facility in Hong Kong receives the Certificate of Manufacturing Facility from TGA Australia. It means worldwide regconition of excellent manufacturing practices and quality control on production of herbal pills and powders.

Our Hong Kong Factory receives the ISO 9001:2000 accreditation. We are also the first TCM factory in Hong Kong to receive a GMP certification and Quality Award from the Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department.

Eu Yan Sang opens special outlets via a store-in-store concept, which leads to 111 new special outlets opening accross Malaysia. Eu Yan Sang collaborates with the Chinese University of Hong Kong on a 3-year research project, which focuses on the active ingredients in our flagships product, Bak Foong Pill (effective for adolescence and younger women). The positive research results lead to a new product, Menoease Pills (aids menstrual and menopausal symptoms for elderly women.

2004

Our Hong Kong factory collaborates with the Chinese University of Hong Kong to mass produce and anti-viral formula - Kang Du Bu Fei Pills - for the prevention of the SARS infection.

Eu Yan Sang is awarded the Most Valuable Singapore Brand by the International Enterprise of Singapore and the Honorary Award at the 2002 Hong Kong Top 10 Brand Names Awards by Chinese International Enterprise Singapore Singapore and the Honorary Award at the 2002 Hong Kong Top 10 Brand Names Awards by Chinese Manufacturer's Association of Hong Kong.

Eu Yan Sang Hong Kong is Awarded the most Trustworthy Retailer Award and Top Ten Most Preferred Brands by Guangzhou Daily.

2005

Eu Yan Sang receives the Asia Pacific International Honesty Enterprise Keris Award in Malaysia, regconising our company as a trusted and reliable brand for TCM.

Our group is regconised by SIAS Investors' Choice Awards 2005 as runner-up for the Most Transparent Company Award.

Eu Yan Sang is also awarded the Singapore 1000 Company Award and Singapore's 50 Fastest Growing Companies Award by the DP Information Group.

We continue expanding our presence in Southeast Asian Countries; in November, we entered Thailand through a reputable distributor, marketing our first steps in a new market.

2006

Forbes Asia regconises Eu Yan Sang as among the 200 Best Under a Billion Companies in Asia Pacific. These companies are judged on sustained gains in sales, and return equity and earnings, and must have revenues under US$1 billion a year and five-years returns on capital of at least 5%.

Eu Yan Sang Centre, which has the floor area of 130,000 sq ft, opens in Yuen Long, Hong Kong. Over HK$110 million was invested in this new state-of-the-art manufacturing, research and development, quality assurance and logistic centre for global operation. We develop a new retail concept - a wellness lifestyle store called Red, White & Pure - which targets the younger, non-Chinese and non-traditional users of TCM.

The Ginseng Board of Wisconsin, USA works with our group in distributing its prized ginseng. This results in an agreement for Eu Yan Sang to have the sole rights to worldwide distribution.

Eu Yan Sang Health Cite, our comprehensive wellness and TCM retail store which also offers fine herbal dining, TCM treatment and foot reflexology services, opens in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Eu Yan Sang is awarded the Fast Growing Brand Award by International Enterprise Singapore, and is independently valued by Interbrand with a brand value of S$64.2 million.

Eu Yan Sang in voted Outstanding Biochemistry Technology Company by readers of Capital Magazine (Hong Kong), and Hong Kong's 100 Most Influential Brands by the Hong Kong Brand Centre.

2007

Eu Yan Sang is regconised as a caring company by the Hong Kong Council of Social Services.

Our Hong Kong office is also awarded the Top 10 Medical Brand and the Top 500 Brand in China Quality Award by China Leading Quality Enterprise Association.

Eu Yan Sang is awarded the Platinum Award at the Reader's Digest Trusted Brands Awards.

2008

We launch our very own Good Agronomic Practices for Herbs (EYSGAP-Herbs) Certification Scheme to ensure the safety and authenticity of TCM products. It is supported and authenticated by ATP, a subsidiary of AVA, Singapore.

To Complement the new standard in EYSGAP-Herbs, our group develops an Integrated Good Agronomic Practice for Traditional Chinese Medicine Electronic System (iGATES) with KOOPrime Pte Ltd. iGATES is the world's first online portal which streamlines, automates and integrates various world-class quality and safety assurance processes of TCM herbs throughout the whole value chain. The Project receives funding from the Enterprise Challenge, an initiative under the Prime Minister's office of Singapore to promote innovation in public services.

We exit from our non-core businesses - Red, White & Pure Pte Ltd and YourHealth Group Pty Ltd.

We award Singapore's First TCM Scholarships to outstanding students from Nanyang Technological University to groom the next generation of TCM professionals.

Asia Brand Foundation recognizes Eu Yan Sang's proven and reliable track record and award the Brand Laureate Heritage Brand to our office in Malaysia.

Eu Yan Sang Integrated Health Pte Ltd in the finalist for the National Infocomm Awards 2008. To better serve consumers, our group continues to create innovative product offerings and work processes which ensure efficiency in our operations.

Eu Yan Sang collaborates with Nestle to develop a new range of ready-to-use herbal soup concentrates - known as Yang Sheng Le - which reaches out to busy consumers. This effort marks the new era of fuctional foods which enhance foodstuff with herbs and allow for convenient consumption.

We open the first TCM Integrative Medical Centre in Hong Kong, combining the best practises of the East and West to provide holistic preventive and treatment services.

2009

Together with Nanyang Polytechnic, we set up Singapore's first TCM laboratory to boost local TCM research.

Eu Yan Sang signs an MOU with Truong Xuan Viet Company Ltd to open a chain of TCM clinics in Vietnam.

2010

Eu Yan Sang is a Gold winner under the health category of Putra Brands Awards 2010. Initiated by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia, the Putra Brands Awards is endorsed by Malaysia External Trade Development Corp, Malaysian Advertisers Association, Branding Association of Malaysia and Media Specialist Association. It measures the winning brands by cosumer preferences.