3. Origin
Southwest of China
Dates back 4 to 5 thousand years
Started in Tang Dynasty and
flourished in Song Dynasty
First Spread
Japan monks took seeds, utensils,
learned tea-making techniques back
to Japan
Worldwide Spread
16th century, Dutchmen brought
word of magic leaf to Europe
1610, East India Company first
sold tea to Europe
1636, tea entered France then
Russia
1650, tea finally reached Britain
4. Tea culture in Malaysia
Brought in from china
21st Century
Revival of tea culture
Ideal trading point
Import duty-free policy
Strategic location
Multiracial community enjoys drinking
tea
5. KLANG
Chwan Deng Tea Art
No. 2098, Jalan Meru, 41050 Klang,
Selangor D.E.
6. History
1999, founded by 2 sisters
Tan Hoe Sim and Tan Hoe Ling
Bought over existing tea company
Start business in Klang Parade
Limited space
Moved out to bigger space
Products
Pu erh tea
Oolong tea
7. Swee Tin Tea House IPOH
No. 18, Persiaran Bijih Timah, 30000
Ipoh, Perak
8. History
1942, Lee Yi Xhen
Named Swee Tin to commemorate his father
Small stall – Chinese tea
Noticed locals preferred ‘the tarik’, then added
black tea to his sales
Products
Chinese tea, Black tea, Red tea, Green
tea,Fermented tea
Popular Brands – Lion Tea, Fuk Luk Sau Tea
Import from China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
3rd generation, Lee Kah Onn, modernized the
shop
10. Swee Tin Tea House Chwan Deng Tea Art
Purple Cane Tea House
1987, Lim Hock Lam
24 Branches
online store
education servies
purple cane tea house
Thaitee
1990
Malaysia’s premier distributor
won domestic and international awards
tea master, zheng qing chi
Qiu Xiang Tea
4 branches in the country
Tork Shou Hong
1946, Lee Thong Kay
China & Japan
Jit Ri Enterprise
2005
China & Taiwan
11. Chwan Deng Tea Criteria Swee Tin Tea
Klang Location Ipoh
1999 Establishment 1942
15 years Operation 72 years
Pu-erh tea
Products
Oolong tea
Pu-Erh tea
Black tea
China, Taiwan Import China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
Majority Chinese
Minority Indian
Customers
Majority Malay
Minority Chinese
Chinese cafes, Mamak stalls
- Branches -
11 Competitors in the area 4
Perfect Competitive Market Structure Perfect Competitive
MYR 30,000 Income MYR 36,000
12. Chwan Deng Tea Strategy Swee Tin Tea
Price set according to
market
Pricing
Price set lower than
competitors
Coupons offers Promotions
2 employees Management
1 storekeeper
15 warehouse employees
Prepare gift sets package Holiday season Offers ‘buy 3 free 1’ deals
Twice a month New products Monthly
Using latest technology to
store and extract tea
Technology
Computerized system to
manage the store
15. References
• Global Manufactural(2008) Swee Tin Tea Merchant Sdn. Bhd.
Retrieved from http://www.gmdu.net/corp-734216.html
• About to thaiteetea.com (2014, January 1) Retrieved from
December 2, 2014, from http:// www.thaiteetea.com/en/html
• About us - purple Cane e Shop (2014, January 1 ) Retrieved
November 25, 2014, from http://
www.purplecane.my/en/content/4-about-us
• Welcome to Tork Shou Heong (2010 January 1) Retrieved
December 1, 2014, from
http://www.torkshouheong.com.my/index.php