Development of Sosro

1. Raw Materials
For raw materials, SOSRO only use selected Tea leaves, which are the top three leaves plucked from affiliated plantations.

For instance, the raw materials for "Teh Botol Sosro" consist of blends of the Peko grade Green Tea and Jasmine flowers (known as Jasmine Tea) and best industrial refined sugar with high standards of colour, taste and sweetness level. All of these are tightly controlled and monitored. As for its production, "Teh Botol Sosro" is produced by using modern equipment from Germany to guarantee the best results with consistent high quality.


2. Plantation
To obtain the best raw materials with superior quality, SOSRO has always dealt with its affiliated tea plantations, located in several areas in West Java:

Garut - covers an area of 455 hectares with an altitude of 1,000 to 1,250 meters above the sea level.

Tasikmalaya - covers an area of 732 hectares with an altitude of 800 to 950 meters above sea level.

Cianjur - covers an area of 400 hectares with an altitude of 1,000 to 1,250 meters above sea level.

3. SOSRO Production Facilities
SOSRO has several production facilities in Java and Sumatra as follows: The bottling plants for ready-to-drink tea in glass bottles are located in Cakung (Jakarta), Pandeglang (West Java), Ungaran (Central Java), Surabaya (East Java) and Medan (North Sumatra).

· The blending facility for Jasmine Tea is located in Slawi, Central Java.

· The production plant for Tetra and Can packaging and Drinking Water is located in

Tambun, Bekasi.

There are two production plants under planning and construction, located in Cibitung (West

Java) and Gianyar (Bali).

4. Packaging and Distribution of SOSRO Products
Today, SOSRO has various types of products and packaging from loose tea, tea bags, ready-to-drink Jasmine Tea and to ready-to-drink tea with fruit flavours. Supported by a sophisticated distribution system, SOSRO products have virtually reached every corner of Indonesia.

With the era of globalization, SOSRO is ready for expansion to international markets, because its products have already met international quality standard. SOSRO has already targeted certain regions, such as ASEAN, Australia and Middle East as its export markets.


5. Product Certification
To meet the needs of consumers for good quality products, SOSRO has acquired certification from the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, which means that Moslems can consume SOSRO product. Hygienic quality has been endorsed by the Ministry of Health. As for the quality of production process, SOSRO has been awarded ISO 9002 Certification.

SOSRO realizes that the environment is also an important factor in producing good quality products. Therefore, SOSRO has conducted a study and analysis on Environmental Impact, whenever building new factories or expanding its capacity. Extensive Waste Water Treatments are built to ensure that the water that leaves SOSRO's factories is safe for the environment.

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