Dream it.

Harry Susilo Private Limited was renamed Sekar Private Ltd. in 1968. In 1971, Toyo Menka proposed a capital injection into Sekar Private Ltd. to help Mr Susilo build cold chain facilities in Indonesia by which Mr Susilo would eventually own them after 5 years. Mr Susilo was unsure of his humble family’s ability to bear the potential risks associated with the proposal, thus he did not accept the proposal immediately. Mr Kikuchi was impressed by Mr Susilo’s honesty and sincerity. After a year of encouragement and support, Toyo Menka sent lawyers to visit Mr Susilo and offer him an instalment loan instead with Toyo Menka as a guarantor. The Lawyer was also instructed to offer Mr Susilo a commission and a bonus for his hard work if he achieved certain milestones. With all his concerns dispelled by persuasion and favourable loan terms, Mr Susilo signed the agreement. The following month, the two companies decided to form PT Sekar Bumi Tbk to build Cold Storage facilities. As a result of working with Toyo Menka, Mr Susilo learned advanced management and operation concepts.

Build it.

In the 1980s, Sekar Private Ltd. pioneered the technology advancement of Shrimp Cracker Manufacturing and became a supplier of partially processed Shrimp Crackers for Japan’s Marubeni Corporation. In order to meet the growing consumer appetite and demand, Sekar Private Ltd. had to increase production capacity and product quality. To meet the sophisticated standards of consumers in developed countries, Susilo introduced advanced processing equipment and facilities from overseas as well as recruited and trained employees in the areas of product research, production, inspection, and quality control, thus Sekar Private Ltd. built a Dry Food’s processing company that would later be known as PT Sekar Laut Tbk which went public in 1993, establishing a renown brand known in Indonesia and Globally as “Finna” named after Susilo’s eldest daughter. As Sekar Private Ltd. continually expanded it became known as Sekar Group in the early 1990s, forming a subsidiary company under PT Sekar Laut Tbk known as PT Pangan Lestari that operates warehouse and logistics that would sell and distribute Sekar Group’s products as well as “Finna” brand all over Indonesia.

Grow it.

With its successes in the 1980s and early 1990s, Sekar Group entered a stage of rapid expansion with a diversified investment strategy. Under the Finna brand, it has developed hundreds of products in Agriculture Commodities, Marine Product Commodities, and Value-Added Food Processing. As a Food Manufacturer, Sekar Group has always pride itself in using natural and healthy raw materials to ensure the highest quality products by working with our community of farmer cooperatives to ensure sustainable raw material supply and community development. In addition, Sekar Group invest heavily into research and development, introduction of new technologies to improve production process and innovation. Through its partnership with multinational companies, Sekar Group has developed a network into the global marketplace. Besides being a Food Manufacturer, the Group has investments in diverse sectors, such as Animal Feed and Breeding, Agriculture Plantation, Aquaculture, Real Estate and Tourism, Healthcare, and Mining.