PPB Group Berhad was incorporated in Malaysia in 1968 with the initial business of cane cultivation and sugar refining. It was subsequently listed on the then Stock Exchange of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in 1972 with an issued capital of RM15.0 million. Today, PPB Group has grown into a major conglomerate with assets totaling RM13.2 billion as at 31 December 2008 and a market leader in the following businesses operated by its subsidiaries :-

• Flour
  FFM Group owns and operates a total of four (4) flour mills in the country and one (1) each in Vietnam and Thailand. FFM Group supplies more than 40% of domestic flour requirements.
• Cinemas
  Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd, the largest film exhibitor in the country with 161 screens in 23 locations nationwide, captures more than 40% of domestic box office collections.

In 2007, PPB merged its oil palm plantations and edible oils refining and trading businesses with Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar) which resulted in PPB Group being the second largest shareholder. PPB Group now owns 18.36% equity interest in Wilmar, one of Asia's largest integrated agribusiness group operating in more than 20 countries with over 160 processing plants as well as an extensive distribution network for its products which are delivered to more than 50 countries globally.

PPB's mission is to strive continually to strengthen its position as a market leader in its core businesses and to expand into other related activities to increase shareholder value. Its strategic acquisitions and business ventures over the years, have made PPB successful in its diverse businesses to date which include the business of flour milling and animal feed milling; livestock farming; food processing; packaging; consumer products distribution; environmental engineering and waste management; contract manufacturing; chemicals manufacturing; engineering services; property development; cinema operations and amusement centre operations. With a total domestic and overseas workforce of more than 3,000 employees, PPB Group's operations spread over Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.