Commonwealth Foods, Inc. (Comfoods) was established in the Philippines in 1951 by James Huang, a Chinese Filipino who was born in Amoy, Fukien, (now Xiamen).

Huang established Comfoods with the help of New York-based coffee trader DeWitt Dyckman.

Huang also established Philippine Food Industries (Philfoods) in 1953 and Filipinas Biscuit Corporation (Fibisco) in 1959.

[2] Comfoods expanded to British Hong Kong in 1960 with the establishment of a subsidiary and a factory.

[2] The Fibisco division, produces cookies and crackers, including Choco Mallows - a chocolate-coated marshmallow biscuit.