More than 3,000 residents of Jakarta are participating in a virtual wheat flour-based food processing training held by the Jakarta Industry Trade Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (PPKUKM) Agency in collaboration with Bogasari. 

We're optimistic that wheat flour-based culinary business is very potential and will grow amid the pandemic

Its training is divided into seven stages with 485 people and scheduled every Wednesday via zoom application.

Andri Yansyah, Acting Head of Jakarta PPKUKM Agency said it had been ongoing since August 12 and was guided by bakers from the Bogasari Baking Center (BBC), which was located at the Bogasari factory, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.

According to him, it was right for Jakarta people who were currently being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopefully, they could become an entrepreneur who creates economic independence.

"During the selection and registration process, every participant makes flour-based food processing training. To smoothen this program, we also involve Bank DKI in terms of capital and the PMPTSP Agency for business licensing," he said, Wednesday (8/19).

He went on to say that Jakpreneur is one of the regional strategic activities (KSD), which is done to develop potential skills and business independence in a collaborative way between the Jakarta Provincial Government, the world of education and business, the community, etc.

"We're going to monitor and review, as well as make the participants as mentors and partners," he told.

Anwar Agus, Vice President People Organization & Development (POD) for PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk's Bogasari Flour Mills Division uttered the training material deliberately offered easy and practical recipes for the participants, which were Cinnamon Churros and Cheese Sticks.

"We're optimistic that wheat flour-based culinary business is very potential and will grow amid the pandemic," he stated.