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    "data": {
        "id": 1768688,
        "msgid": "cold-chain-expansion-continues-amid-purchasing-power-pressures-1779882831",
        "date": "2026-05-27 17:39:00",
        "title": "Cold Chain Expansion Continues Amid Purchasing Power Pressures",
        "author": "Gana Buana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "BUAH is expanding its cold chain infrastructure and branch network in 2026 despite economic pressures, focusing on cautious growth and strategic locations. The company has allocated a total of Rp50 billion in dividends for 2025 while implementing risk mitigation strategies for currency and logistics costs. This aligns with government efforts to strengthen food supply chains under the Agricultural Commodities Hilirisation Program.",
        "content": "<p>PT Segar Kumala Indonesia Tbk (BUAH) will continue its business\nexpansion plans for 2026 despite industry-wide pressures from declining\npurchasing power, macroeconomic fluctuations, and potential logistics\ncost increases. The company has confirmed that its 2026 capital\nexpenditure (Capex) will focus on strengthening cold chain\ninfrastructure and opening new branches. This strategy aims to ensure\nsupply availability and expand market penetration across various\nregions. PT Segar Kumala Indonesia Tbk\u2019s President Director, Renny\nLauren, stated that the expansion will not be aggressive but will adhere\nstrictly to cautious principles. \u201cNevertheless, we emphasise that this\nexpansion strategy is executed with stringent caution. New branches will\nnot be opened recklessly without careful calculation, but through\nmeasured and adaptive planning in promising strategic locations that\noffer strong investment potential,\u201d Lauren said during the company\u2019s\npublic presentation in Jakarta. This expansion comes amid changing\nconsumer behaviour, with people becoming more selective and adopting\nsmart spending habits. In this context, BUAH is avoiding unconventional\nproducts and focusing on optimising real consumer demand patterns.\nLauren explained that the company\u2019s current focus is ensuring supply\navailability, strengthening distribution networks, and maximising market\npotential in regions with growth opportunities. Meanwhile, the company\nremains committed to shareholders. At its Annual General Meeting of\nShareholders (AGM), BUAH approved a final dividend of Rp25 billion for\nshareholders. With this decision, the total dividend for the 2025 fiscal\nyear amounts to Rp50 billion, including an interim dividend of Rp25\nbillion previously distributed. Management stated that the dividend\npayout and continued expansion reflect the company\u2019s effort to balance\nshareholder returns with long-term growth needs. BUAH has also prepared\nmitigation strategies for various risks, including currency fluctuations\nand potential logistics cost increases. Through a measured growth\napproach, the company aims to maintain revenue while pushing net profit\nmargins to a more solid level in the 2026 fiscal year. Food management\nis a shared responsibility between the central and local governments, as\nstipulated in Law No.\u00a018 of 2012 on Food. Announcement of Re-tendering\nfor Consultant Services to Prepare Feasibility Study for Cold Chain\nDevelopment Plan under the Ministry of Agriculture\u2019s Agricultural\nCommodities Hilirisation Program. Formulating the feasibility study\nscheme for Cold Chain development plan under the Ministry of\nAgriculture\u2019s Agricultural Commodities Hilirisation Program for PT\nPPI.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cold-chain-expansion-continues-amid-purchasing-power-pressures-1779882831",
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