Company Profile
GarudaFood is a food and beverage company subordinated to Tudung Group. In addition to GarudaFood, Tudung Group also subordinates SNS Group (PT Sukses Niaga Sejahtera, operating in distribution and logistic business, PT Bumi Mekar Tani (BMT, dealing with plantation sector), PT Nirmala Tirta Agung (NTA, operating in packed potable water with a brand of Mayo), PT Dairyland Indonesia (DLI, dealing with marketing of canned dairy milk with a brand of Prestine), and PT Garuda Solusi Inti (GSI, operating in training, seminar, event-organizer, and management consulting services).
GarudaFood Group had originated from PT Tudung, it was established in Pati, Central Java, in 1958 and operated in tapioca flour business. In 1979, PT Tudung changed its name to PT Tudung Putrajaya (TPJ). The company founder is the deceased Darmo Putro, ex-warrior who had chosen to engage in business sector after the independence of Indonesia.
In early of 1987, TPJ started selling its peanut production products using a brand of Kacang Garing Garuda, which was recently known as: Kacang Garuda. Kacang Garuda earned the following awards: Indonesian Customer Satisfaction Award (ICSA) under the category of branded peanut for eight times consecutively (2000-2007); Superbrands (2003); Top Brand for Kids (2004); Indonesian Best Brand Award (IBBA, 2004-2007); Top Brand (2007).
When national economy suffered from economic crisis, on December 1997, PT GarudaFood Jaya (GFJ) was established, producing Gery-branded biscuit. Gery Saluut earned Indonesian Best Brand Award (IBBA) from MARS and SWA Magazine for a period of 2005-2007 under the category of wafer salut. In 2007 Gery Chocolatos earned IBBA under the category of wafer stick.
In 1998 GarudaFood acquired PT Triteguh Manunggal ...