Who owns Indomaret, mini markets across Indonesia? This is the Man

Jakarta –

The presence of minimarkets Indomaret already very famous among Indonesian people. This is confirmed by the large number of Indomaret outlets throughout Indonesia.

According to the official website indomaret.co.id, in March 2022 alone, there will be 19,891 Indomaret outlets in Indonesia. Therefore, it is not surprising that almost every Indonesian knows and has visited this minimarket giant.

But who is the owner behind the size of the minimarket business? Indomaret?

It is known that the series minimarket Indomaret It is owned by an Indonesian tycoon, Anthoni Salim.

Anthoni Salim is the person behind the large retail network company Indomaret. In addition, he is also the figure behind the giant Indofood noodle business, one of the largest producers of Indomie instant noodles in the country.

Based on reports from ForbesAnthoni Salim and his family have total assets of up to $8.5 billion or equivalent to IDR 127.5 trillion (based on the current dollar exchange rate, IDR 15,000 / US dollar). It’s no surprise that Anthoni Salim is the owner Indomaret.

Thanks to that, Anthoni Salim and his family are currently in 3rd place on the Forbes list of RI’s richest people, just below R. Budi & Michael Hartono; and the Widjaja family.

Anthoni himself is the youngest of three children of the late Liem Sioe Liong or Om Liem, a tycoon who for decades was very close to President Suharto. Thanks to Uncle Liem, there is Indomie.

In 1998, just after President Suharto was removed from power, the Salim family lost control of the Bank of Central Asia (BCA bank).

However, Anthoni Salim himself currently leads the Salim Group, with investments in the food, retail, banking, telecommunications and energy sectors.

Not only that, the Salim family owns shares in a Hong Kong-registered investment company, First Pacific, which has assets of US$27 billion in six countries.

Currently, the Indomie product made by the Salim family is the most popular instant noodle in Indonesia, even abroad. Indomie products are also sold at Indomaret.

(fdl/fdl)