Kennedy's Bakery Production


Leading Indonesian bakery business expansion


Installing new equipment can present a number of logistical challenges. Kennedy’s Confection examines GEA’s latest project in Indonesia


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lobal equipment manufacturer GEA has deployed the expertise of its bakery


technology companies – Comas and Imaforni for a new venture in Southeast Asia.


The group has built a complete line


for the production of wire-cut and soft centre biscuits at the Khong Guan factory in Jakarta, Indonesia.


With an average production of 1.5 tons/hr premium cookies, the new line is fully automatic and provides significant benefits in terms of product quality and consistency, productivity and reliability.


Khong Guan is a leading Indonesian manufacturer specialising in biscuits, wafers and wafer sticks. The company’s


success has resulted from its policy of using quality ingredients, the latest machinery, and automated packaging systems to meet customers’ requirements, hygiene standards, and food safety regulations.


The company has used Imaforni equipment before, and has always been impressed with its performance. However, this was the first time Khong Guan had built a complete line using just a single supplier.


“The latest addition to our equipment is a soft cookie line made up of GEA Comas and GEA Imaforni equipment,” explained Mr. Chew Soo Kok, director of Khong Guan.


“It is capable of doing jam-filled cookies, wirecut cookies, deposited biscuits, and bars. With the help of a food technologist to fine-tune the recipes, we were able to start-up the


14 Kennedy's Bakery Production Jan/Feb 2017 bakeryproduction.co.uk


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