Schoolboy friendship
formed between Mr.
Leow Soon Seng &
Leong Ting Yu
Leow Soon Seng pas-
sionately applies his
interest in orchids and
traditional Chinese
herbs to Ganoderma
Lucidum research.
Friends Leow Soon
Seng and Leong
Ting Yu form Gano
Excel
Ganoderma
Lucidum
plantations are
acquired and
established
First Ganoderma
Lucidum
nutraceutical
extracts are
introduced in
Malaysia
Southeast Asian
expansion into
Philippines
Southeast Asian
expansion into
Singapore
Manufacturing facilities
are built and achieve the
most stringent "pharma-
ceutical- grade" Good
Manufacturing Practice
(GMP) certification
The World's first
Ganocafé (3-in-1)
is introduced
Southeast Asian
expansion into
Myanmar
Gano Excel enroll-
ment grows to over
1 million distribu-
tors in Southeast
Asia alone
Research and
development of a
Ganoderma
Lucidum/Coffee
blend is initiated
Global expansion
begins with Thailand
Gano Excel is accepted
as a member of the
Direct Selling
Association (DSA) in
Malaysia