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        "msgid": "jambis-kerinci-mountain-slope-coffee-penetrates-malaysian-market-1775022648",
        "date": "2026-04-01 12:10:15",
        "title": "Jambi's Kerinci Mountain Slope Coffee Penetrates Malaysian Market",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Indonesian coffee from the slopes of Mount Kerinci in Jambi has successfully entered the Malaysian market through a collaborative effort involving the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, local cooperatives, and Malaysian partners like Lewisgene Roasters and Isetan Kuala Lumpur. This expansion adds to the variety of Indonesian coffees already popular in Malaysia, such as Toraja, Gayo, Mandheling, and Lampung varieties, highlighting the high demand for Indonesia's rich coffee flavours among Malaysian consumers. The initiative, marked by an event at Isetan KLCC from 30 March to 8 April 2026, plans to ship at least two containers monthly, boosting economic ties and creative promotions between the two nations.",
        "content": "<p>The entry of Kerinci Alko Coffee from Jambi further diversifies the\nrange of Indonesian coffees that have previously entered the Malaysian\nmarket. Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA) - Coffee originating from the slopes of\nMount Kerinci in Jambi, with its distinctive strong flavour, has\nsuccessfully penetrated the Malaysian market. The introduction of\nKerinci coffee to Kuala Lumpur represents a success in economic\ndiplomacy by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Kuala\nLumpur, in collaboration with Lewisgene Roasters Sdn Bhd, Isetan Kuala\nLumpur (Isetan of Japan Sdn Bhd), and the Alko Kerinci Coffee Exporters\nCooperative. \u201cThe entry of Alko Kerinci Coffee from Jambi further adds\nto the variety of Indonesian coffees that have previously entered the\nMalaysian market,\u201d said the Economic Function Coordinator of the KBRI in\nKuala Lumpur, Hendra P. Iskandar, in a statement in Kuala Lumpur on\nWednesday. The entry of Alko Kerinci Coffee into the Malaysian market\nwas marked by the event \u201cA Coffee &amp; Artisan Collective\u201d held at\nIsetan KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, from 30 March to 8 April 2026. This event\naims to introduce the richness of Indonesian coffee products and\nflavours, including Alko Kerinci Coffee from Jambi as well as other\nIndonesian coffees already in the Malaysian market, namely Toraja\nCoffee, Gayo Coffee, Mandheling Coffee, Toraja Coffee, and Lampung\ncoffee. According to Hendra, the fairly high demand for Indonesian\ncoffee demonstrates the flavour and quality of Indonesian coffee that is\nhighly favoured by coffee lovers in Malaysia. Hendra conveyed that the\npresence of Alko Kerinci Coffee from Jambi in Malaysia is a form of\ncollaboration between farmers who are members of the Alko Kerinci Coffee\nExporters Cooperative in Jambi, Lewisgene Roasters Malaysia, and Isetan\nof Japan in Malaysia. Hendra stated that the promotion of Indonesian\ncoffee is also being expanded into the creative economy sector, one of\nwhich is through the Duddells Lewisgene coffee shop, which is ready to\npromote various types of coffee-based beverages using Indonesian coffee\nin a package with promotions of modern fashion and Indonesian batik in\nthe Malaysian market. Daisuke Yamai, General Manager of Isetan Kuala\nLumpur, who attended the launch of Alko Kerinci Jambi Coffee, expressed\nhis delight that Indonesian coffee can now be found and purchased by\ncoffee lovers at Isetan KLCC. Yamai stated his readiness to present\nvarious forms of other Indonesian creative economy promotions.\nMeanwhile, Nielsen Lim, Founder of Lewisgene Roaster Sdn Bhd, who\nbrought Alko Kerinci Jambi Coffee to the Malaysian market, acknowledged\nhis long-standing love for Indonesian coffee because of its quality,\naroma, and flavour diversity and richness that can be appreciated by\ncoffee lovers. Through his Duddells Lewisgene coffee shop, Nielsen\nexpressed his readiness to continue supporting the promotion of\nIndonesia\u2019s creative economy in the Malaysian market through processed\nIndonesian coffees, which also demonstrates the close collaboration\nbetween the two kindred nations, Indonesia and Malaysia. Meanwhile, the\ncoffee farmers who are members of the Alko Kerinci Coffee Exporters\nCooperative in Jambi expressed their joy at the entry of Alko coffee\ninto the Malaysian market. It is planned that shipments of Alko Kerinci\nJambi Coffee to Malaysia will be carried out at least two containers\nevery month as an initial stage.<\/p>",
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