Targeting Sales of Half a Billion Rupiah, Semen Gresik, and Rembang Regency Government Launching Blessing Hampers to Sell Local MSME Products
Rembang, March 13th,2024 – In welcoming Eid al-Fitr 1445 H, Rumah BUMN (RB) Rembang which is managed by a co-partnership between PT Semen Gresik and PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or SIG, in synergy with the Rembang Regency Government again held the Launching of Blessing Hampers UMKM Rembang in the RB Rembang yard, Friday (March 8th, 2024).
The agenda carried out to encourage consumption and absorption of Rembang SME products was attended directly by the Regent of Rembang, H. Abdul Hafidz, Head of the Central Java Province Cooperative and MSME Service, Eddy Sulistiyo Bramiyanto, President Director of PT Semen Gresik, Muchamad Supriyadi, and attended by hundreds of participants from private and regional agencies, OPD, Rembang MSMEs, and the public.
President Director of PT Semen Gresik, Muchamad Supriyadi, thanked the Rembang Regency Government and related stakeholders for fully supporting the launching agenda of the Blessing Hampers UMKM program in 2024.
"We see the extraordinary enthusiasm and creativity of MSMEs in realizing this program every year. We hope that the sales of Blessing Hampers UMKM in 2024 will continue to increase," he said.
He continued, Semen Gresik's commitment through RB Rembang to increasing the empowerment of MSMEs will continue to be improved, in terms of mentoring, facilitating, and developing fostered MSMEs from Rembang and Blora Regencies.
"God willing, we are targeting for this year there are MSMEs that can penetrate the export market. Therefore, in realizing this, there needs to be support from all parties, of course, we will continue to develop, empower, as well as improve in terms of quality and quantity," he explained.
Meanwhile, the Regent of Rembang, H. Abdul Hafidz, appreciated the initiation and contribution of Semen Gresik in supporting the existence and growth of MSMEs by selling Lebaran hampers of local MSME products through RB Rembang.
"Good synergy between the Central Java Provincial Government, Rembang Regency Government, PT Semen Gresik, and related partnerships in supporting the growth of economic independence through MSMEs, especially in Rembang Regency," he said.
On that occasion, the Regent also directly encouraged the ranks of Forkopimda and OPD to agencies operating in Rembang and invited guests, to "nglarisi" Lebaran hampers containing Rembang MSME products.
Eddy Sulistiyo Bramiyanto, Head of the Cooperative and MSME Agency of Central Java Province, appreciated the good synergy between Rumah BUMN, the Rembang Regency Government, and the Central Java Provincial Government in supporting the progress of MSMEs, one of which was with the launching agenda of this blessing hampers.
"According to the data, the sales of UMKM hampers in RB Rembang annually record sales transactions of hundreds of millions of rupiah. In fact, in 2023 it was the highest in Central Java in the sale of Ramadan hampers with total transactions reaching Rp 434 million," he explained.
At the Launching of Blessing Hampers of Rembang UMKM in 2024, Lebaran packages are offered with a very diverse and interesting selection of packaging and products, starting from food products, drinks, crafts, and fashion, to typical Rembang batik. Prices are also very varied, namely the Economy-D Package worth IDR 105 thousand, Economy-C Package IDR 155 thousand, Economy-B Package IDR 240 thousand, Economy-A Package IDR 275 thousand, and Premium-B Package IDR 325 thousand, Premium-A Package IDR 510 thousand, and the highest Executive Package IDR 1 million.
