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History

Indofood was founded in 1969 as Lambang Insan Makmur, an

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s business, with its brand

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launching in 1972. The company restructured on August 14, 1990, as PT Panganjaya Intikusuma. In 1994, the company was renamed to PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, and it was listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange on July 14, 1994. It is one of the companies owned by the family of Sudono Salim under the

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. In January 2013, as part of a filing for the Indonesia Stock Exchange, Indofood said it was planning to buy 50% of Brazilian sugar-cane processor ''Companhia Mineira de Açúcar e Álcool Participações'', (CMAA) for $72 million. In January 2015, Indofood built an instant noodles factory in

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, which was to be opened in the third quarter of 2015. It was to be the sixth plant in Africa after

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and

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, and the biggest overseas Indomie factory. In January 2019, Indofood withdrew from the

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(RSPO) certification scheme. On February 17, 2021, Indofood CBP purchased all of the shares owned by Fritolay Netherlands Holding B.V., an affiliate of

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at PT Indofood Fritolay Makmur (IFL) worth IDR 494 billion, so that the production of

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and

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brand snacks in Indonesia would be stopped on August 18, 2021. IFL was then renamed to PT Indofood Fortuna Makmur. In addition, PepsiCo and its affiliates agreed not to produce, package, sell, market or distribute snack products that compete with IFL products in Indonesia for a period of three years. Lay's, Cheetos and Doritos in the Indonesian market were rebranded into Chitato Lite, Chiki Twist and Maxicorn, respectively.

Products

Instant noodle products

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* Supermi * Sakura * Intermi (former PT Pandu Djaya Abadi products) * Mi Telur Cap 3 Ayam

Sauce & seasoning products

* Indofood Sambal * Indofood Tomato Ketchup * Indofood Soy Sauce * Indofood Instant Seasoning * Racik

Snack products

* Chiki * Chitato * Jet-Z * Qtela * Maxicorn (rebrand from

) * Chiki Twist (rebrand from

) * Chitato Lite (rebrand from

)

Baby food & cereal products

* Promina * SUN * GoVit * GoWell (rebrand from Provita)

Dairy products

* Indomilk * Cap Enaak * Tiga Sapi * Kremer * Orchid Butter * Milkuat acquired from

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* Indofood Ice Cream * Puregrow Organic *

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(imported product from

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) * Castello (imported product from

) * Puck (imported product from

) *

(imported product from

)

Bogasari flour & pasta products

* Cakra Kembar * Segitiga Biru * Kunci Biru * Lencana Merah * Taj Mahal * La Fonte * Sedani

Oil & margarine products

* Bimoli * Palmia (rebrand from Simas after end JV with Sinarmas under Sajang Heulang Name) * Happy Salad Oil * Amanda * Delima

Beverage products

* Freiss * Ichi Ocha * Club * Fruitamin

Confectionery products

* Choco Pie (under license from Lotte) * Pepero (under license from Lotte) * Lotte Bubble Gum (under license from Lotte) * Dueto * Inti Gandum (previously named as Keebler Digestive Biscuits) * Wonderland * Lotte Xylitol (under license from Lotte)

References

External links

Official website
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