Kumpulan Barkath traces its original back to 1940 when a visionary entrepreneur, the late Haji Abu Backer Bin Mohd Hussain, founded a sundry shop called Barkath stores in Union Street, Penang. Barkath" means "Blessed" in Arabic.
Once the shop was established, Haji Abu Backer expanded the
business to manufacture.
Hacks - a brand which has a special place in the
history of the Group. In the mid-1960s, Haji
Abu Backer, an enterprise man with great foresight, obtained manufacturing rights from the original makers of
Hacks sweets and set up a manufacturing base
in Mak Mandin, Penang.
Today, Kumpulan Barkath has 22 companies around the world that are
involved in manufacturing, import-export, distribution, property
development, investment and communications.
The Group is currently under the leadership of Dato' Barkath Ali, who share his father's vision and service-oriented
attitude.
A major milestone for the Group was establishment of Barkath Co-Ro Manufacturing
Sdn. Bhd. a joint venture company with Co-Ro Food A/s, Denmark to produce Sunquick fruit juice concentrate for the
Malaysia market.
