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Jakarta –
French products are still sold in Indonesian mini-markets. However, calls for a boycott of French products are getting louder. Here are the facts:
1. Request for boycott of MUI
The Ulema Council of Indonesia (MUI) called for a boycott of French products. This follows French President Emmanuel Macron’s stance on his defense of the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Boycott all products coming from the French state and urge the government of the Republic of Indonesia to exert strong pressure and warning to the French government and adopt a policy to temporarily withdraw the ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia in Paris until President Emmanuel Macron is Retract your words and apologize to the Muslim Ummah. -The world, ”the MUI wrote in an appeal letter signed by Secretary General Anwar Abbas and Vice President General Muhyiddin Junaidi (10/30/2020).
Of follow up detikcomOn Monday (11/2/2020), one of the mini-markets selling French products is Alfamart in the Rawa Belong area of West Jakarta. In this mini market you can still see French products on display.
This store does not appear to be boycotting French products like the stores that boycotted and went viral. The arrangement of the items on display as usual. French products such as Aqua drinking water, SGM milk and Garnier appear on the shelves.
Not far from the mini-market is Alfamidi. Also, the products sold are not very different from the previous Alfamart.
3. 212 Mart also continues to sell French products
French products are also still for sale at 212 Mart, Rawa Belong, West Jakarta. According to detikcom tracking, there are still products promoted as French products, such as Aqua milk and SGM.
Merchants admit that the owner does not indicate that they do not sell these products. “I haven’t said anything yet. There aren’t many here, just Aqua milk and SGM,” he said.
When asked about the need to boycott French products, he did not question it. According to him, it depends on the owner of the store.
“For me it is fine. I only work here according to his mother,” he added.
4. Aquatic profile
This company was founded for the first time in 1973 by Tirto Utomo under the name of PT Golden Mississippi. Its first factory is in Pondok Ungu, Bekasi, West Java. Then, in 1974, the company released its first product in a 950ml glass bottle. The company continued to grow until it established its second factory in Pandaan, East Java in 1984.
In 1998, PT Tirta Investama and Danone through Danone Asia Holding Pte Ltd signed an agreement to collaborate to form the Aqua group. In 2000, Aqua began including ‘Danone’ in all of its products.
Danone started buying many shares belonging to PT Tirta Investama (previously listed as PT Aqua Golden Mississippi) on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. Danone is also currently the majority shareholder of the Aqua group. Since then, Aqua has continued to develop its business. Meanwhile, the Danone Aqua products issued are in the form of Aqua glasses, Aqua bottles, Aqua gallons, for Aqua Kids.
Meanwhile, Danone itself is a French-based food and beverage producer.
(acd / dna)
