Revisiting Celebrity Fitness: Conversation with JJ Sweeney

Celebrity Fitness might appear to many Indonesians as a foreign fitness center brand, or an international fitness center chain. But that is actually not the case. Celebrity Fitness is a homegrown fitness center brand that first opened for business in Jakarta.   The...

A Move toward Coffee Agrotourism

The Indonesian government tried to promote the country’s tourism at the 57th Brussel Holiday Fair. They were targeting European Union tourist through Indonesian speciality coffee—Sumatra coffee, Toraja coffee, Bali coffee and also Papua coffee—, capitalizing on the...

Logistics Boom: Pancaran Group

Pancaran is one of the growing players in Indonesian logistics industry. Established in 1990, the group currently controls seven companies with over 600 trucks in operations. Who’s behind the group? According to the Company’s website, Panacean Group...

The 2015 Handicraft Fair

The Indonesian government and the the Association of Exporters and Producers of Indonesian Handicraft (ASEPHI) are currently holding a handicraft trade event called the International Handicraft Trade Fair (INACRAFT). The event lasts for five days from April 8 to 12 at...

Foreign Investment Updates

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) reported the foreign investment commitment (by 12 foreign companies) for the electricity sector reached US$8.94 billion in the first quarter of this year. It’s a tenfold increase compared to US$780 million in the same...
Coffee Industry: JJ Royal Coffee

Coffee Industry: JJ Royal Coffee

When I went to buy a bag of roasted & ground coffee in the supermarket, I noticed JJ Royal Coffee’s fancy packaging. The whole thing look as if it was an imported coffee product. But noticing the single origins specialities on offer—Bali, Toraja, Sumatra, Papua,...

Perum Bulog

The role of the Bureau of Logistics Company (otherwise known as Perum Bulog) is to support the distribution of primary commodities. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo signed the Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 5/2015 on th Procurement Policy of Grain/Rice and Rice...

Logistics Boom: SSIA + Mitsui + TICON

PT Surya Semesta Internusa (SSIA) Tbk, developer of industrial estate Suryacipta City in Karawang, West Java province, has on Tuesday (Apr 7) signed a joint venture agreement with Mitsui Co Ltd and TICON Industrial Connection Plc.  They agreed to establish PT SLP...

AdaDiskon, Promotional Media Start-up

Shoppers always love discounts and sales to get the best deal. Adadiskon.com takes aim at this opportunity. The company is a promotional media start-up, providing information on bazaars and sales events throughout the country. On Tuesday (April 7), we managed to...
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