Great Giant Foods (GGF), Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung received a visit from lecturers and professors of FMIPA, University of Lampung (Unila), Thursday (11/8/22).

Visiting activities in order to carry out cooperation with GGF in the form of education, research and community service. Present at the visit were the Head of the Department (Kajur) and the Head of the MIPA Faculty Cooperation Team.

The visiting guest was received by representatives of GGF management, Pardi Tanojo as LOB & Compost Production Head accompanied by GGF External CRD, Aris Kristiawan Nugroho. In addition to dialogue, group guests also had the opportunity to visit the LOB production ITN factory and the central laboratory.

“Our presence at GGF wants to strengthen the collaboration between GGF and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Unila whose goal is to send several students to do internships at the company for 1 semester or for 4 months,” said Dian Herasari as Head of the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Lampung.

“The important point is, for 1 semester our students will do internships at GGF and will be converted into 20 credits of lectures on campus and several other forms of collaborative activities related to education with GGF,” he continued.

Dian Herasari added that this collaboration is in line with the message of the ministry of education regarding the Merdeka Campus which wants students to have as many activities outside the campus as possible to hone skills according to their talents and interests by going directly into the world of work as a comprehensive future career preparation.

“The company’s response has been very good and although this is still an exploratory stage, we are optimistic that this program can be carried out this semester. The plan is to be able to send students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Unila to GGF in early September,” said Dian.

Meanwhile, Pardi Tanojo said that the Merdeka Campus program was more real and applicable. For example, what innovations are owned by universities and the private sector can be collaborated with each other so that in essence they both contribute to educating the younger generation.

“With this collaboration, what is being researched is really beneficial for companies and universities. Students get more experience and there are many innovations that can be done together,” said Pardi Tanojo.

For example, last year there was an internship student from IPB for 5 months at GGF. During the internship period, he was able to present 6 topics that could be applied for improvement in our place. After graduating, he applied to work here and was accepted into the LEAP program, he explained.

David P Sirait as Director of Operations for Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC) and his staff paid a working visit to PT Great Giant Pineapple (GGP) Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung, Friday (10/6/22)

The working visit was welcomed by Maria Imawati as Traffic Manager along with other GGP management groups. During this visit, the IPC group had the opportunity to see the GGP business process, starting from operational activities in plantations to the canned pine production process at Cannery.

During this visit, David and his staff had an agenda to discuss investment and port development, especially for Panjang Port. David, who also manages Regional Container Terminal 2 Jakarta, Pontianak, Panjang Lampung, Palembang, Teluk Bayur, and Jambi, also explained that IPC Panjang is a sustainable state-owned company as a gateway to the economy in Lampung Province.

“We from Jakarta want to see directly where the production of export goods goes through the port. At the same time, we want to know how the business will go in the future, the challenges of obstacles, especially those through the port that we can collaborate with for efficient and effective export of products from Lampung to abroad, “explained David.

The Container Port always supports the acceleration of the movement of goods and documents through the port, including with other agencies. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic yesterday, there was difficulty in cargo, difficulties in loading ships, thus giving high prices for pineapple export cargo, he added.

In this case, David admits that his party continues to communicate with the shipping line regarding the problems that have caused the price to be high. This problem is also not only the responsibility of IPC as the port manager, but involves various stakeholders related to supporting business activities including empty container depot operators.

“From the port side, our commitment is clear that there should not be any obstacles to activities at the port. Therefore, IPC has built a depot that is very close to directly entering the Port terminal,” said David.

This commitment can be seen from a close distance between the empty container depot of Petikemas and the port placed inside the Container Terminal. This has been approved by the Customs and Excise and Harbormaster and Port Authority (KSOP).

On the other hand, Ima, as Traffic Manager, said that GGP has 2 major export products, namely Canned Pineapple and Fresh Banana and Pine, sometimes having problems with service empty. When it has entered the stuffing stage, new containers arrive so they are in a hurry from the port even though it can take quite a long time.
“Sometimes we are confused that empty containers cannot be immediately withdrawn because the letter has not yet been released from customs,” explained Ima.

In general, it is safer to use containers, but the price given is high and the customer is forced to take it. Hyundai has already looked at the GGP, and they will be serious about bringing in the container, he added. In the near future, IPC will invest 1 unit of the latest equipment to speed things up, if there are ships that are late, they can continue to serve directly so that exports are not held back. from the equipment maybe in the last 2 years we will complete it again, concluded David.

In the midst of the growing economic situation and the increasing demand for the Indonesian market for fresh fruits, Sunpride as one of the fresh fruit producers in Indonesia seized the opportunity by inaugurating the Pressurized Ripening Facility or the largest and most sophisticated banana ripening facility in Indonesia on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

The facility, located in the operational area of ​​the PT Sewu Segar Nusantara (SSN) office in Tangerang, Banten, was inaugurated by the President Commissioner of Gunung Sewu Kencana (GSK) Group, Husodo Angkosubroto who was accompanied by Ted Margono and Eddy Tamboto as Managing Director of GSK, Tommy Wattimena as CEO of Great Giant Foods (GGF), and Cindyanto Kristian as CEO of Fresh Fruit and Go to Market GGF.

Previously, Sunpride already had a modern banana ripening facility located in Surabaya, showing readiness and was inaugurated in mid-2019. Meanwhile, the New Pressurized Ripening facility which was just inaugurated in Tangerang has several advantages, including having a larger capacity, a more uniform temperature distribution to produce a uniform level of banana ripeness, an automatic ripening process, and less handling that can reduce the risk of box and damaged fruit.

With all these advantages, the banana ripening process will be maximized and evenly distributed so that it is expected to be able to produce the best quality product. Thanks to the commitment of the SSN team, the construction of the New Pressurized Ripening facility can also be completed according to the predetermined time target and zero accident.

This is in line with the commitment to always serve the best quality fruits and are safe for consumption for Indonesian families, as stated by President Commissioner of GSK Group Husodo Angkosubroto in his speech, “So this is an achievement for us, Indonesia imports a lot of fruit. Indonesia should be a fruit exporter that can supply at least in Asia and the Middle East. So what we are building now is the most advanced, most modern Ripening Room so that we can supply the Indonesian people with the best that is not inferior, even better than the imported ones,” he said.

Several series of inauguration events, including welcome remarks, ribbon cutting, signing of placards or certificates, then cutting of tumpeng, followed by a tour that shows the operational readiness of this ripening facility. Also present were PT SSN’s partners from modern trade accounts, subdistributor partners, inbound and outbound transporter partners, development project partners, local police and government officials and banking partners who always support Sunpride’s operational activities.

The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia is interested in replicating the PT Great Giant Pineapple (PT GGP) banana partnership CSV program in transmigration areas. This was disclosed by the Directorate General of Transmigration Area Development and Development (PPKTrans) Aisyah Gamawati during a working visit at PT GGP, Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung, Tuesday 15 March 2022. The Director General of PPKTrans, said that his presence at PT GGP was a follow-up desired by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy to learn about the partnership business model or Creating Shared Value (CSV) program conducted by PT GGP with farmers.

“In this Ministry there are 152 transmigration areas throughout Indonesia, therefore I want what PT GGP has implemented can be replicated in transmigration locations because the potential is extraordinary, both in terms of human resources and land,” said Aisyah.

“I saw for myself how the farmer’s activities, including the Banana Packing House (PH) activities, were there, apart from empowering the community, there were mutually beneficial business activities. And after talking with the farmers, none of the farmers complained,” said Aisyah.

Our team has tried surveys in several places including West Kalimantan, East Almahera and I will add again in Lampung, precisely in the Mesuji area, collaboration with an integrated plantation system with livestock, is the same as what was done by PT GGP, he added.

On that occasion, Welly explained that what was seen in Tanggamus was actually a small form of what was being done at PT GGP with an integrated business model of plantations and livestock.

The Directorate General of Transmigration Area Development and Development (PPKTrans) Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Aisyah Gamawati made a working visit to the Tanggamus banana partnership center on Monday, March 14, 2022. The visit of the Director General of PPKTrans and his entourage to review the Creating Shared Value (CSV) program the banana mas partnership between farmers and PT GGP in Tanggmus Regency to be replicated in the Transmigration area. Some of the agendas during the working visit included seeing the Mas banana plantations and having direct dialogue with the farmers who joined the Green Makmur Farmers Producer Cooperative.

Accompanying the Director General of PPKTrans Aisyah Gamawati, Inspector General of the Ministry of Villages Ekatmawati, Director of Planning for the Realization of Transmigration Areas Bambang Widyatmiko, Deputy Regent of Tanggamus Muhammad Syafe’i, Director of Corporate Affairs Welly Soegiono, Chairman of the Makmur Green Farmer Producers Cooperative Sigit Wicaksono.

In a discussion with group guests, Welly Soegiono said that the number of partners of Mas banana farmers who have joined the Green Makmur Farmer Producer Cooperative is 766 farmers with 400 hectares of Mas banana plantations located in 10 sub-districts in Tanggamus Regency.

“The banana mas partnership program in Tanggamus started in 2016 and in the second year until now, it has been able to provide achievements of approximately 75 tons of exports to various countries, namely Singapore, China and began to expand to Japan,” said Welly. Aisyah Gamawati, while discussing, emphasized that the development of a business without a partner is very slow. Therefore, the Ministry of Villages, PDT and Transmigration continue to seek approaches with business people to be able to partner with farmers such as those in Tanggamus through the banana mas partnership which is integrated with cattle farming.

“We are here to learn. Later, the knowledge that we get from you gentlemen will later be developed in other areas so that all are equally prosperous, “said Aisyah.

Therefore, he hopes that he can get real information like what farmers here have done through PT GGP’s CSV program, which can be replicated in the area.