JAKARTA - "Buffalo meat costs Rp. 80,000, - and beef costs Rp. 90,000, - the price includes shipping costs" said the President Director of Perum Bulog, Mr. Budi Waseso at the "Press Conference Launching Frozen Meat products by Bulog and iPanganan" which was held at the Perum Bulog Head Office Jakarta on April 26, 2021.

"Cheap, no hassle and on time", maybe those are the words that come to mind when we know that the price of meat at iPanganandotcom is cheaper than shopping in the offline market. Currently, shopping online has become a new habit for Indonesians, especially during the current pandemic, no exception for food products, which are also sold online and make the shopping experience for daily consumption fulfillment more practical, especially in the month of Ramadan and ahead of Lebaran 2021 this time.

Mr. Rudy Tanoesoedibjo (left) and Mr. Budi Waseso (right) in a Q&A session with the media. (Source: DNR)

Responding to these conditions, starting in 2020, iPanganandotcom, which is an e-commerce collaboration between DNR Corporation through PT StoreSend Elogistics Indonesia (SSI) and Perum Bulog, presents the concept of online shopping in Indonesia and is committed to providing convenience in meeting food needs and maintaining food security for people in Indonesia. Various food products are presented at iPanganandotcom which can be purchased online at the Shopee marketplace ranging from rice, oil, sugar, and other daily staples. Now, iPanganandotcom is making a breakthrough by selling frozen meat online.

"We try to provide the best service with the system, we work together to provide convenience in fulfilling food needs in Indonesia. This is where the role of the State is present, Bulog is here to answer the needs of the community with halal and hygienic meat products for the community. With this, Perum Bulog is also present to maintain the stability of meat prices in the community," said Mr. Budi Waseso as President Director of Perum Bulog.

Currently beef and buffalo meat are available, later iPanganandotcom plans to include other meat derivative products such as sausages, meatballs,

online. The public is presented with the option of not only being able to buy frozen meat from Bulog products at retail through Shopee Mall iPanganandotcom, but can also buy wholesale through Shopee Mall iPanganangrosirdotcom.

The event was attended by Mr. Budi Waseso as President Director of Perum Bulog, Ms. Feby Novita as Director of Business Development and Commercial of Perum Bulog, and Mr. Rudy Tanoesoedibjo as President Director of SSI, Mr. Gary Tanoesoedibjo as Commissioner of SSI and Mr. Karel Leonardo as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of SSI.

The event was attended by Mr. Budi Waseso as President Director of Perum Bulog and Mr. Rudy Tanoesoedibjo as President Director of Store Send Indonesia. (Source: DNR)

In his remarks at the event, Rudy Tanoesoedibjo stated that SSI as part of DNR Corporation will utilize its current cold chain system infrastructure and plan to present food and meat sales in 200 cities later. For now, the people of Jakarta can already buy this frozen meat online, and on April 26, 2021 purchases can also be made in the city of Bandung and following in 8 other major cities such as Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Makassar, Bogor, Tangerang, and Karawang. In the future iPanganandotcom has a big mission to be able to sell frozen meat online in cities that have Bulog warehouses spread across 568 Warehousing Complexes consisting of approximately 1600 warehouse units throughout Indonesia.

"With the support of more than 1600 warehouse units spread across Indonesia equipped with a cold chain system operated by SSI, iPanganandotcom also applies the Hyper-Local concept, which with this concept will ensure stock availability at each warehouse location point in the region according to the order so as to create efficiency in the delivery process time, and this has certainly become an added value for us in ensuring the quality and smoothness of delivery so as to optimize the frozen meat shopping experience to be practical and fast," said Mr. Rudy Tanoesoedibjo as President Director of SSI.

 "This breakthrough is done to stabilize the fulfillment of food and frozen food needs, in this case meat and its derivative products such as processed meat ingredients that are increasingly in demand by the Indonesian people, and we are sure that the choices of meat offered and can be directly delivered to the destination will make it easier for people to continue to meet the needs of hygienic, quality, easy, and affordable frozen meat," added Rudy Tanoesoedibjo.

The presence of iPanganandotcom with the Hyper-Local concept makes food security in Indonesia not just a dream. Through food digitization that is connected between the system, food warehouses, and the general public, iPanganandotcom can bridge modern food needs in this day and age.