Kerry opens manufacturing facility in Indonesia
Kerry has opened a €30 million (AU$47.5m) taste manufacturing facility in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. The 50,000 m2 facility is designed to expand Kerry’s taste offering in South-East Asia (SEA), delivering products with Asian flavours to growing markets.
The facility is the company’s largest greenfield investment in SEA and its largest capital investment in the region. It will encompass a flavour manufacturing site, research and development pilot plant and a sampling hub, enabling local culinary-driven taste inspired by popular local and traditional cuisines. It will support Kerry’s food and beverage systems across all food categories, including beverage, snacks and bakery, the company’s fastest growing end-use markets.
The facility prioritises sustainability initiatives, including an onsite wastewater treatment plant, with low CO2 emissions, no waste to landfill, computerised climate control to allow data collection for improved efficiency and local sourcing where possible. All utility equipment has been designed to the latest efficiency standards.
The SEA taste market has an estimated value of close to AU$1.5bn and is growing rapidly, presenting an opportunity for companies in the food and beverage industry. The Indonesian Government’s ‘Making Indonesia 4.0’ initiative has emphasised the significance of the food and beverage sector in propelling the nation towards becoming one of the world’s top 10 economies by 2030.
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