Yit Foh Coffee Factory

Yit Foh Coffee Factory is a well-known coffee processing factory located about 2 km from Tenom town in Sabah, Malaysia. Established in 1960, it is the largest producer of traditional Tenom coffee, famous for its wood-fired roasting method using local Robusta beans. The factory serves as an industrial tourism attraction where visitors can observe coffee production, learn about Tenom's coffee heritage, and sample and purchase freshly roasted coffee products.

Visitors can expect a small industrial factory setting with roasting halls, drying areas, storage and packaging sections, and a visitor area with displays on coffee history and production. The tour demonstrates the traditional wood-fired drum roasting process, bean sorting and grinding, and includes coffee tasting and a retail shop selling Tenom coffee powder, beans and related products surrounded by the rural landscape of Tenom.

Founded in 1960 by Yong Loong Vun in Tenom, Yit Foh pioneered commercial production of Tenom coffee and helped establish Tenom as Sabah's coffee capital. It has preserved the traditional wood-fired roasting technique for over six decades and remains the oldest and largest Tenom coffee producer in Sabah.

The factory represents Tenom's identity as the coffee capital of Sabah and showcases the local coffee culture based on Robusta beans grown by smallholders in the interior. It preserves traditional roasting knowledge and serves as a cultural landmark for visitors to understand Sabah's agricultural heritage.