Makro holds food expo

Makro holds food expo

JAKARTA: PT Makro Indonesia is holding a two-day expo hosting more than 60 traders of food and nonfood products at Balai Sudirman on Jl. Dr Sahardjo, South Jakarta, from June 24 and June 25.

The products displayed are mostly those that support hotel, restaurant and catering activities, such as fresh meats, seasoning products, canned food, bakery and pastry ingredients, beverages, as well as kitchenware and refrigerators.

In a news release made available on Monday, Makro president director Simon Collins said that in recent years Makro had been focusing its market segment on institutional buyers such small businesses, hotels, restaurants, offices and hospitals, rather than end users.

Collins said Makro was a self-service retailer selling high- volume and low-price products. With high efficiency and low cost operations, the retailer could sell products at the lowest price possible, he said.

In Indonesia, Makro has 13 stores located in Greater Jakarta, Surabaya in East Java, Semarang in Central Java, Bandung in West Java, Medan in North Sumatra, Denpasar in Bali and Makassar in South Sulawesi. -JP