PT Heinz ABC Indonesia is an

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

-based food and drink subsidiary of

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, based in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

, and manufactures sauces, condiments, juices and syrups. ABC brand was previously owned by PT ABC Central Food Industry, a company that was bought by

Heinz The H. J. Heinz Company is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. Heinz manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six conti ...

in 1999. ABC is the largest Heinz's business in Asia, and one of the largest in the world; employing 3000 employees, 3 production facilities, 8 packing facilities, and extensive distribution network in

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...

and other parts of Indonesia. Today ABC is one of 15 brands owned by Heinz worldwide.

History

The company was established in 16 February 1974 in Jakarta, Indonesia as CV Central Foods Industrial Corporation (abbreviated as Central Foods), then in 1982, it was renamed into PT Aneka Bina Cipta Central Food Industry, which abbreviated as ABC Foods. It was owned by Chu brothers — Chu Sam Yak (Chandra Djojonegoro) and Chu Sok Sam —

Chinese Indonesian Chinese Indonesians ( id, Orang Tionghoa Indonesia) and colloquially Chindo or just Tionghoa are Indonesians whose ancestors arrived from China at some stage in the last eight centuries. Chinese people and their Indonesian descendants have ...

tycoons and entrepreneurs hailed from

Medan Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...

. Initially their leading product is

Kecap Soy sauce (also called simply soy in American English and soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermented paste of soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''Asper ...

ABC (

soy sauce Soy sauce (also called simply soy in American English and soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermented paste of soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and '' Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''Asp ...

s, with sweet and salty variants). Later they expanded their product to Syrup ABC (fruit syrup), Saus Tomat ABC (tomato ketchup) and Sambal ABC (hot chili sauce). In 1980s ABC's products, such as syrup, sweet soy sauce and sambal hot sauce began to lead Indonesian market share. These products were marketed abroad, exported to United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, and England. In February 1999, H. J. Heinz Company acquired 65 percent share of PT ABC Central Food Industry, for US$70 million. The company's head office is located in Jalan Daan Mogot Km. 12,

, and operating three production plants in Karawang (West Java), Daan Mogot (Jakarta), and Pasuruan (East Java).

Products

ABC's leading products are

ABC (sweet soy sauce), Sambal ABC (hot chili sauce), and Syrup ABC (fruit syrup). Available commonly in Indonesia's traditional marketplaces, supermarkets, minimarts, and ''

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s'', these products are also sold globally in Asia-Pacific, Europe and Americas; they could be found in

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s in the United States and

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s in the Netherlands.

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