Who owns Cintan?
Cintan is owned by Yeo's (Singapore, SGX: Y03).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Yeo Hiap Seng Limited Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Yeo Hiap Seng Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
- Origin
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Parent ticker
- SGX: Y03
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cintan
Cintan is the instant noodle brand of Yeo Hiap Seng in Malaysia, made by its wholly owned subsidiary Bestcan Food Technological Industry. The range includes chicken, curry, Seafood Asli and vegetarian noodles, Mee Goreng Pedas, Asam Laksa and Tom Yam, and a non-fried line. In 2007 it added flavours created with the Malaysian celebrity chef Chef Wan.
Ownership timeline of Cintan
Where Cintan sits in Yeo's
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Yeo's brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Yeo's
Yeo's controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in pasta, and who owns them
The 121 brands in pasta on Brandtree belong to 63 owners. The largest is Ebro Foods, with 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bertagni | Ebro Foods | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Indomie | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Camil | Camil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mimee | Dufil Prima Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Don Vicente | Molinos | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Corticella | Newlat Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Chikin Ramen | Nissin Foods | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| La Cantonesa | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
About the owner: Yeo's
Yeo's is a publicly listed company headquartered in Singapore, Singapore, founded in 1901. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as SGX: Y03.
Yeo Hiap Seng is a Singapore food and beverage maker that traces its business to a soy sauce shop Yeo Keng Lian started in Zhangzhou, China in 1901. Its revenue fell 11 per cent to S$292.4 million in 2025, with its main operations in Singapore and Malaysia and further businesses in Cambodia, China and the United States. Far East Organization Pte. Ltd., incorporated in Singapore, holds 53.84 per cent and is its ultimate holding company.
🇲🇾 Cintan and other Malaysian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 71 brands that began in Malaysia. 11 of them (15%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Cintan among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cintan?
The parent company of Cintan is Yeo's, a publicly listed company headquartered in Singapore.
Is Cintan Malaysian or Singaporean?
Cintan originated in Malaysia, but it is owned today by Yeo's, which is headquartered in Singapore. So Cintan is a Malaysian-origin brand under Singaporean ownership.
Is Cintan still owned by Yeo's?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Cintan is still owned by Yeo's. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Yeo Hiap Seng Limited Annual Report 2025 — Yeo Hiap Seng Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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