Danrem 043/Garuda Hitam (Gatam) Brigadier General Iwan Ma’ruf Zainudin had the opportunity to visit the pineapple plantation company PT Great Giant Pineapple (PT GGP) located in Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung, on Tuesday (20/6) with the aim of staying in touch and also saw directly the operational activities of managing the pineapple plantation and canning factory and met face to face with the company management.

Accompanied by the Head of Intel, Lt. Col. Arm. Agung Nugroho, Head of Operations, Colonel Inf. I Gede Setiawan, and Dandim 0411/Metro City Lt. Col. Inf. Sihono. Also participating in the gathering was the Head of Persit KCK Koorcab Rem 043 PD II/Swj Mrs. Ratna Iwan Ma’ruf, and Persit Management.

The TNI officials in Lampung were received by Corporate Affairs GGF Lampung Subdiv Head Hendri Tanujaya. Also welcoming, Cannery Manager Denny Kurniawan when the group of guests visited the pineapple processing factory at the Cannery.

I want PT GGP as a company that is a national asset to remain conducive and maintain security because its existence is of course very beneficial for society. He stated that PT GGP, as a state asset, must be supported and guarded by the TNI in its operations.

“With companies, of course the community’s economic cycle will also improve, because of the availability of job opportunities. “So the sustainability of the company must be maintained together,” said Iwan Ma’ruf during a casual talk which took place at the PT GGP Training Center.

Hendri Tanujaya welcomed and thanked Brigadier General TNI Iwan Ma’ruf Zainudin for taking the time to visit the company. He said that the TNI’s relationship with PT GGP was very close and harmonious because in carrying out the company’s operations, his party was fully supported by the TNI.
“On behalf of PT GGP, I would like to express my thanks to Danrem and the ranks, as well as to the TNI soldiers who were assigned to help us in operational work units,” said Hendri.

The Directorate of Career and Alumni Development at Brawijaya University, East Java, in collaboration with Great Giant Foods (GGF) Lampung, held a webinar with the theme “Becoming A Strategic Job Seeker: Explore Food-Agriculture Company.”

The webinar was held to provide knowledge to participants about the benefits of working in companies operating in the food and agriculture sector.

Apart from that, this webinar also explains clearly the company profile of Great Giant Foods, where the company operates in the food sector and is one of the national companies in Indonesia.

The webinar was officially opened by the Director of the Career and Alumni Development Directorate Karuniawan Puji Wicaksono and continued with the provision of material by experienced resource persons from Great Giant Foods, Monday (29/5).

This webinar invited two presenters, namely Muhammad Khairi and Tiara Yaversia from Great Giant Foods, where both presenters were participants in the Management Trainee Leadership Acceleration Program (LEAP) program and provided input and shared experiences that were very useful for the participants.

Followed by hundreds of very enthusiastic participants, this webinar ran smoothly and obtained results that were in line with what was expected.

Even though he no longer works at the company where he used to work at PT Great Giant Pineapple (GGP), Mulyo, as a resident of RT 8, Dusun IV, Lempuyang Bandar, Way Pengubuan District, Central Lampung, does not necessarily give up on fate and stop his activities.

By taking advantage of partnership opportunities through the People’s Core Company (PIR) program carried out by PT Great Giant Livestock (GGL), Mulyo took the opportunity to partner by raising cattle through the PIR Sapi (Breeding pregnant cows) program.

“When I was still an active GGP employee, I participated in the PIR Self-Financing Cattle Fattening program, with my own capital of 12 cows. “For 8 years I participated in this cattle fattening program from 2000 to 2018, then took a break until I was approaching retirement from GGP,” explained Mulyo to the Gema Lampung Reporter when met at his residence, Monday (22/5).

“Thank God, after I retired, at the end of 2022, there was an offer from the GGL PIR Breeding Program (pregnant sires). “Because the main requirements are experience and driving facilities, I applied to join the partnership,” he continued.

“After being surveyed, it turned out that it was feasible to participate in the breeding program. Although at first there was doubt that he could not keep cows. “It turns out that after taking part in raising 6 pregnant cows and starting to give birth, there was more trust from the company,” said Mulyo.

Mulyo prepared the experience of raising cows long before his retirement came. “Apart from farming, I also raise cows, because this is a business I can do when I retire. “Alhamdulillah, by participating in this PIR partnership program we can become another economic source,” explained Mulyo.

Meanwhile, Mulyo is still focused on this breeding partnership. Extra supervision is needed if you have a pregnant cow, even though there are signs that the cow will give birth, the time when the cow will give birth is still tentative. You need to make sure not to leave the house empty, because birth can occur from day to night.

“When a cow is about to give birth, it must be separated from the others. There are other obstacles when the mother doesn’t want to breastfeed. Before giving birth, the cow is still docile, but after giving birth the cow can become fierce because she is guarding her calf. “So cleaning the cage will be difficult,” explained Mulyo.

After taking part in PIR Breeding, Mulyo explained that he did not keep other cows. Mulyo is ready to increase the number of cow pens because the company does not limit the number. As long as those involved in the partnership are able to look after and properly care for the pregnant mother cow until it gives birth, it will benefit both parties economically.

“It doesn’t matter if the cage is adequate, the care is good, there are many partnership programs from companies that can be enjoyed by the community. “This year alone, almost 1,200 heads, even up to 10,000 heads were released for partnership,” he said.

Realizing that the business opportunities from the PIR Cattle Partnership are quite large, after retiring from his permanent job as a GGP employee, Mulyo is determined to participate in the PIR Cattle Partnership program since 2022, a breeding partnership program for 6 cows.

This effortlessly also inspires friends who are approaching retirement to still be able to work. According to Mulyo, what he was doing had actually been prepared for a long time, when he was still an employee. In the midst of his busy schedule as a worker, the man who is familiarly called Mas Mul made up his mind to start participating in the PIR Self-Help Cattle Fattening partnership program which is stabled in his yard.

Still in the atmosphere of Eid al-Fitr 1444 Hijriah, all leaders and employees of Great Giant Foods (GGF) Terbanggi, Lampung and GGF management held the GOALL (GGF CEO Obtain Aspiration and Listen to Employee) 3 event which was held on Wednesday (10/5). This year, the event began with Townhall Meeting and continued with the Halal Bi Halal event held at the Flygi Besar Training Center, Lampung.

Townhall Meeting in Lampung was directly attended by more than 260 employees, and attended online by several employees in Sukabumi, Bali, and Tanggamus. The event was opened with the Sigeh Pengunten Dance performed by students from SD Xaverius Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung. This dance is a typical dance from Lampung to welcome guests who attend an event.

Managing Director of Production & Sourcing GGF, Mr. Wayan Ardana, welcomed the Board of Commissioners, Board of Directors, and leaders in Lampung at the Town Hall Meeting 2023. As the host of Townhall and Halal Bi Halal activities. “I really appreciate the HRD team who are so extraordinary presenting this ceremony is very extraordinary. Hopefully what we have been running so far will give blessings to all, to families, companies, and the general public.” Mr. Wayan said.

Meanwhile, GGF Commissioner, Mr. Setiawan Achmad invited GGF employees to continue to maintain commitment and togetherness for what GGF has achieved. “This togetherness is what makes GGF successful. I’m not Super Man, just like my teammates, but because we came together we finally achieved GGF which became great. Why we can achieve this big is because this is the fruit of the togetherness we build together,” said Mr. Setiawan.

HRGA Director of Great Giant Foods, Mrs. Rina Faqih on the occasion also gave a presentation related to people update and explained that this year’s employee engagement achievement reached the highest value in GGF’s history. “The next tough task is how to retain and make workers, members, and ourselves more engaged to the company. All levels, ages, and years of service have all increased significantly. So it can be said that our engagement score is very good in 2022.”

President Director of GGF, Mr. Tommy Wattimena, also had the opportunity to answer questions submitted by participants. One of them is how to respond to the strength of business in the second engine in GGF. “So far, almost above 90% of business strength is in the canned pineapple process. So the second engine is fresh fruits that make us the king of fruit in Indonesia”,

“The first strategy is to maintain the quality of products entering the market. The second strategy is to maintain the supply chain, so that good quality goods in the garden reach consumers. Third, we must know the contract grower in areas close to the market. It is impossible for all goods to be imported from Lampung. The distance caused the goods to be damaged and the land also began to be limited, “concluded Tommy.

On another occasion, Managing Director of Gunung Sewu Group, Eddy Tamboto, also thanked the Town Hall participants for their contributions. In the future, he hopes that we will use what has been achieved so that GGF can continue to grow and become a better company. “I believe that with cooperation, GGF will truly become a leader in the world. Beyond that, I also hope that what has been planned by the management for expansion in fresh fruit can also be supported by friends. We see a lot of potential and huge opportunities so that we can multiply the business in fresh fruit,” he concluded. The Townhall event ended with a group photo and the participants who were present at the time continued their event with maghrib and Halal Bi Halal prayers.