Company Introduction

Mission
Modernize traditional chinese medicine

Vision
To build an influential organization in TCM sector, striving to achieve the concept of integrating traditional Chinese medicine into modern life.

Since 1965, Pau Yuan is the Chinese herbal medicine supplier and the largest of its kind in Malaysia. Pau Yuan specializes in importing and proxy of Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese patent medicine, Chinese medicinal health products and the distribution service of precious Chinese herbs. With its traditional and rigorous processing technique, Pau Yuan not only sits as the most prestigious and time-honored brand in Malaysia, it is also well-known at abroad and favored by different customer tiers.

Pau Yuan has over hundreds of products varieties, making it to be the popular wholesaler for either small company or large enterprise to forge long-term cooperative relationship in Malaysia. In 2012, Pau Yuan has over thousands of Chinese herbal medicine distributors in Malaysia, amongst them including pharmaceutical factories, Chinese herbal medicine shops, TCM clinic, restaurants, souvenir shops, etc.

“Dedicated from heart, contribute through action” is the tenet that Pau Yuan committed and adhered to. To control the quality of products, the management personally travel to many major provinces in China to conduct site survey and procurement, just to provide the customers with the best quality of Chinese herbal medicine supply. In order to inheriting its professional knowledge in providing a better fundamental, the company has invested tons of money to conduct secondary R&D on the products and applying advanced technologies in the very best extent.

“Dedicated from heart, contribute through action” is the tenet that Pau Yuan committed and adhered to. To control the quality of products, the management personally travel to many major provinces in China to conduct site survey and procurement, just to provide the customers with the best quality of Chinese herbal medicine supply. In order to inheriting its professional knowledge in providing a better fundamental, the company has invested tons of money to conduct secondary R&D on the products and applying advanced technologies in the very best extent.

Our History

Witness our glorious moment over the last 50 years

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Mr Chen Yen Sen, the founder of Pau Yuan started as an apprentice

Under the guidance of his father’s friend, Mr Chen became an apprentice of a small, local Chinese medicinal herb store at age 14.

Mr Chen Yen Sen began his career

With his father-in-law’s help in getting Chinese patent medicine, Mr Chen began his career together with his wife in the Northern region of Malaysia.

Established Pau Yuan Sdn. Bhd.

Started his own Chinese herb store – Pau Yuan Sdn. Bhd. at Kampung Bengali.

Established Teong Huat Medical Sdn Bhd

Teong Huat Medical Sdn Bhd mainly engaged in agency and wholesaling of Chinese medicine.

Mr Chen’s children joining the family business

After fighting through the years in his business, Mr Chen started to worry there was no heir for his business. Fortunately, his children saw through the worry of his eyes, they were dedicated in helping Mr Chen’s business and transforming it to have a better achievement.

Established Pau Yuan Sdn. Bhd. (Ginseng)

Together with his son, Mr Chen Teik Fooi, went to the U.S. and Canada to source for American Ginseng.

Mr Chen Teik Fooi officially joined the business

During the period of sourcing American Ginseng in the U.S. , Mr Chen Teik Fooi helped out the business with his familiar advantage in Western culture, as he was further studied in Canada before this. Being alongside his father and elder brother, he learnt a lot of this family business and slowly gaining experience, ultimately he joined the business.

Pau Yuan moved forward to the era of precious tonic

Mr Chen Teik Fooi mainly engaged in developing product variety and importing precious Chinese herbs. With a dozen products at the starting point, Pau Yuan gradually expanded the diversity of its product variety to hundreds of precious medicinal materials.

Established Pau Yuan Realty Sdn. Bhd.

The startup of Pau Yuan Realty Sdn. Bhd symbolized Pau Yuan’s determination to expand its field of business in the real estate industry. The very first move after establishing the company was setting up its HQ by acquiring a 2 acres of land in Auto City, Perai.

Customer is always first - Pau Yuan and Teong Huat

To improve the quality and quantity, Mr Chen Teak Huat and Mr Chen Teik Fooi are leading Teong Huat and Pau Yuan respectively to target and serve different market segments. Teong Huat mainly focuses in developing its own brand of medicinal patch, while Pau Yuan focuses in wholesaling Chinese medicinal herbs and precious tonic; two different services but same goal of providing the best services to the public.

Established VS Outlet

We strive towards one goal – to bring in fashionable styles for all the roles that women play, from students to working adults and even mothers.

Startup of Pau Yuan Herbal Medicine Wholesale Department

Setting up a team and system in order to be more specialized and focusing in procurement and wholesaling of better quality of Chinese medicinal herbs.

Personally conduct site survey and procurement in China

In order to source for better supply of Chinese medicinal herbs, Mr Chen Teik Fooi and Mr Choe Min Fitt, who was the CEO and Manager at that time, personally travelled to China for site survey and procurement. They had successively traveled to various major provinces in China in the following years.<br>

Sichuan > Gansu > Hunan > Hubei > Ningxia > Jilin > Heilongjiang > Qinghai > Yunnan > Tibet > Xinjiang

Supply to over 1200+ of company and enterprise in Malaysia

Pau Yuan has over thousands of Chinese herbal medicine distributors in Malaysia, amongst them including pharmaceutical factories, Chinese herbal medicine shops, TCM clinic, restaurants, souvenir shops, etc.

Mr Chen Yen Sen’s 75th birthday, 50th year anniversary of company founding

The very first Pau Yuan’s herb store started by Mr Chen Yen Sen which is located at Jalan Telaga Ayer has turned 50-year old. Time flies, Pau Yuan has transformed from a small business to an enterprise with brilliant achievement.

Become proxy of Yuan An Tang

Cooperate with Yuan An Tang, the leading Chinese medicine manufacturer and pharmaceutical company in the provincial level in China, becoming the proxy of Yuan An Tang’s products.

Procure Cordyceps sinensis

Travelled to China Tibet for site survey and procuring Cordyceps sinensis.

Partnered and joint-venture with Fo Shan Shi Nan Yan Bu Ying He Zhong Yao Yin Pian Chang in China

Mainly engaged in procuring, processing and packaging of Polygonatum. Targeting domestic and foreign sales in China Mainland.

Signed commercial agency contract with Yuan An Tang

Pau Yuan officially becomes the sole distributor of Yuan An Tang’s products in Malaysia.

Merger of Pau Yuan (Ginseng) and Pau Yuan

Pau Yuan (Ginseng) and Pau Yuan merged into one, becoming Pau Yuan Sdn. Bhd.

Contract signing ceremony with Yuan An Tang

Pau Yuan and Yuan An Tang officially become strategic business partner, striving to promote the development of Chinese medicinal herbs into the next level. Both parties target to achieve the annual output of RMB 300 to 500 mil in the next 3 years.

Established Pau Yuan Urban Home

Pau Yuan Urban Home provides the most comfortable landing spot. Collaborate with Ikea Malaysia, using Ikea’s furniture and deploying its home design in Pau Yuan Urban Home.

Established PY Beautyland

To deliver the concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine to young generation in this new era, by combining of Chinese and Western elements, to bring TCM into daily life in the Modern Times, and to make it easier for the younger generation to understand and accept TCM products.

Chen Teik Fooi, CEO of Pau Yuan,

Mr Chen Teik Fooi, the youngest son of Mr. Chen Yen Sen, whom the founder of Pau Yuan. Mr Tan was raised in a family of traditional Chinese medicine. Due to his father’s influence, he started to learn the knowledge of Chinese medicine and relevant business technique since his young age.

At the age of 16, he went to Canada for further study and was greatly influenced by the Western culture. During the period when Mr Chen Yen Sen started to visit U.S. and Canada for site survey and procuring American Ginseng, Mr Chen Teik Fooi assisted his father with his advantage of understanding Western culture.

Starting from 1995, Mr Chen Teik Fooi officially embarked his journey in this family business. Following the lead of his elder brother, Mr Chen Teak Huat, the business took its first step to import varieties of precious Chinese herbs from Hong Kong, China and various countries. With a dozen of products at the starting point, Pau Yuan gradually expand the diversity of its product variety to hundreds of precious medicinal materials, step by step leading the company moved into a new era of precious tonic.

By having Mr Choe Min Fitt joining this family business, who is full with herbal medicine knowledge, Mr Chen Teik Fooi began to set up a department of herbal medicine. The two of them personally went to China for site survey and procurement, and successively traveled to various major provinces to source for better herbal medicines to bring back to consumers in Malaysia.

To develop product varieties and strengthen core competitiveness of the company, Chen Teik Fooi established a joint venture with a local Chinese herbal medicine dealer in China to create independent brands and products. Moreover, he also brought in the cooperation with Yuan An Tang, a leading Chinese medicine manufacturer and pharmaceutical company in the provincial level in China. By signing a commercial agency contract as a strategic business partner, both parties strive to promote the development of Chinese medicinal herbs into the next level.

While having a big vision for Pau Yuan’s future, Mr Chen Teik Fooi not only created many well-known brands under the business, he also turns Pau Yuan as one of the basic necessities of Malaysian. Bringing in the digital and advanced technology for the business, Mr Chen Teik Fooi hopes that this time-honored brand can grow along with the pace of this rapid change era.