Event Reports

EuroCham Indonesia had the pleasure to welcome a delegation from the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) from Brussels here in Jakarta. The delegation was headed by Neil Narriman (General Counsel IP of PUMA Group), and included Manuel Pauser of VP Global Government & Community Affairs of Adidas), Ingrid van Laerhoven (Director International Trade & Customs EMEA, Government & Public Affairs of Nike), Jerome Pero (Secretary General of FESI), Youri Mercier (Deputy Secretary General of FESI), and Devi Kusumaningtyas (Government & Public Affairs Director for Indonesia, Malaysia and India at Nike). The meeting touched on advocacy concerns mutually shared by both FESI and EuroCham and we engaged in an insightful discussion as to the prospects and expectations of doing business in Indonesia. EuroCham’s advocacy team was represented by Muhammad Firman Eko Putra, Resiyah Hardiyanti, Dwi Ananda Rahmadina, and Edison Bako.

EuroCham secretariat attended the inauguration of the Kerry Karawang Taste Facility Inauguration on June 14.

The new facility is Kerry's largest greenfield investment in SEA and will encompass a manufacturing site, a research and development pilot plant, and a sampling hub. The Karawang facility will support Kerry’s food and beverage customers in all food categories, including Beverage, Snacks, and Bakery, which are among the company’s fastest growing end-use markets.

The inauguration event was followed by a facility tour which showed more insights about Kerry's wide range of food process technologies. EuroCham secretariat also had the opportunity to meet with Edmond Scanlon (Kerry Group CEO).

We would like to thank Kerry Indonesia for inviting us and we hope the new facility could stimulate local economic and industry growth!