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SBUX Features Indonesian Coconut in North America

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Warung Kopi Mbah Sakijah in Blora, Central Java is an Indonesian coffee stall known for kopi santan, a cup of coffee served with coconut milk. Warung Kopi Mbah Sakijah is now a famous culinary tourism destination. It’s been featured in a variety of media outlets like Kompas newspaper, Suara Merdeka, and Net TV. Earlier this year, Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) began selling a modern version of Mbah Sakijah’s kopi santan. SBUX launched its new, non-dairy product known as the single-origin Sumatra coconut milk in North America on Feb. 17. The Sumatran single-origin coconut milk is now available in most SBUX outlets the U.S. and Canada. [Continue reading]

Questions for Indonesia’s Coffee Industry

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The Indonesian coffee industry is facing a tough choice. Indonesia can sell smaller quantity of coffee to the American and European market with a premium, but both market require the Indonesian coffee industry to develop a sustainable business practice. Or, Indonesia can opt for the easy choices, i.e., selling larger quantities at a low price to the People’s Republic of China, who may not be as invested in the economic well-being of Indonesian coffee growers. [Continue Reading]

Coffee Industry: Royal Pacific Industry

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Royal Pacific Industry is a California based coffee importer established by Heru Khoe, Steve Hidajat and also Michael Lee. The company imports green coffee beans from all over the world. Royal Pacific Coffee Industry has been selling various single origin specialities from Indonesia, including Sulawesi, Java, Bali and Flores. [Continue reading]

A Move toward Coffee Agrotourism

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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 fact that Indonesia is one of the largest exporters of coffee to European Union countries. [Continue reading]

Coffee Industry: JJ Royal Coffee

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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, Flores and Lampung—, and upon further examination of the packaging, it became clear to me that JJ Royal Coffee was actually an Indonesian product by PT JJ Multi Utama Indonesia. [Continue reading]

Indonesian Coffee Industry: Overview

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Indonesia is the world’s fourth largest coffee producer. just behind Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia—Brazil with 45,342,000 bags, Vietnam 27,500,000 bags, Colombia 12,500,000 bags, Indonesia 9,000,000 bags wherein one bag is equal to 60 kilogram. That said, most of our beans are exported overseas, domestic consumption of coffee remains modest. Growth opportunity is there, which would explain the sudden explosion of local brands of roasting companies offering varieties of Indonesian single origins. There’s an interesting future for coffee in Indonesia. Let’s have a look at the industry in general. [Continue reading]