Indonesian food seasoning company planning Saudi Arabia factory to meet growing demand
JAKARTA –Indonesian food seasoning company PT Sasa Inti will start manufacturing out of Saudi Arabia to meet the growing demand for its products in the kingdom, Ronny Imbar its president director told Salaam Gateway.
Sasa Inti expects to kick off its Saudi manufacturing operations in the first half of next year. Without revealing any other details, Imbar said Sasa Inti’s new facility will be housed in a factory owned by Jeddah-based food and cosmetics company Sami Farouk Alkhatiri Trading Est.
“The decision for the new factory comes after an increase of demand. We did a survey in 2016 that revealed that currently there are more than 94 grocery shops and 22 restaurants in Jeddah managed by Indonesians, as well as more than 221,000 haj pilgrims and 1.2 million umrah pilgrims as a captive market every year,” said Imbar.
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