Two siblings first set foot in Indonesia, began life in Dutch East Sumatra countryside as farmer
The brothers, decided advance forward, collecting produces from other farmers & sell them to neighbouring villages
Indonesia independence sprouted economic growth in capital cities, they began visiting Medan Central Market
Second generation joined the trading company, the first baton of family business passed down
Collected enough funding to purchase a permanent kiosk in the market, trading herbs & spices
First introduced to white pepper and black pepper, the company began trading the spice with local exporter
Trading peppers brought fortune, business grew, bringing more family members into the company
Series of unfortunate events took place, fierce fire burnt the market kiosk & bankruptcy of local exporter
Trading spices was proven to be wise move, they moved to larger warehouse
With little savings they purchased small warehouse and decided to focus on trading peppers
The company celebrated inauguration of first peppers export overseas
Trading of other spices were initiated, with sales to prominent local exporters
Aided by brokers, market expanded further in spices, opening export doors to Japan, Canada & Germany
Marked important milestone as they prepared construction of new larger warehouse & processing facility
Financial crisis hit, economic turmoil sparked anarchy riot nationwide, the company survived the chaos
The long waited warehouse construction was completed, allowing larger processing capacity & cutting edge facility
A big leap for spices division, they triumphed to become exporter on their own.
The third generation began apprenticeship in the company to learn, bring new ideas & overseas network
Built ventures with partners from other cities, significantly added expertise & numbers of commodity traded
Engaged in retail business, offering condiments, seasonings, and sauces
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