From Tabanan To Mancanegara: Cau Chocolates Expand Export Market
BALI One of the cocoa industry players in Tabanan, Bali, Cau Chocolates has now penetrated the international market by exporting to Australia and Poland.
CEO of Cau Chocolates I Kadek Surya Prasetya Wiguna revealed that throughout 2025 his company has delivered 10 tons of products each to Australia and Poland.
Previously, Cau Chocolates had also exported products to a number of neighboring countries. The commodities sent are organic dark chocolate which is ready for consumption.
"Previous years have been to other places, to Malaysia and Singapore," he said when met at the Cau Chocolates production facility, quoted Wednesday, November 26.
He explained that the main challenge in exporting is the difference in regulations and entry rates in each country.
"We need to study that. Let's say China, they have standardization starting from the warehouse, registration in their area and so on," he explained.
Furthermore, Kadek said, currently companies are still exporting in small volumes and prioritizing countries that have high demand for their products.
For example, Australia is a potential market due to the high consumption of chocolate in the country.
In addition, the number of Australian tourists who come to Bali is quite large, so cocoa products can be sent via Australian aircraft cargo that land in Bali to reduce shipping costs.
Furthermore, Kadek targets that in the future 50 percent of the Cau Chocolate turnover will come from exports. "Now it's only 5 percent, it's still small," he said.
Currently, the Cau Chocolates can absorb 7 8 tons of dried cocoa beans per month.
To increase capacity, the company is building a new factory capable of producing up to 2 tons, much larger than the previous factory which only had a capacity of 500 kilograms.
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Dia mengatakan, dengan kapasitas baru tersebut, Cau Chocolates diperkirakan dapat menampung 700–800 ton biji kakao per tahun dari para petani.
"Itu masa depan, kami membangun hulu kami. Nah pertanyaannya, pemerintah mau membantu tidak membangun hulu dengan kualitas standar ini," tuturnya.
Sebagai informasi, Cau Chocolates saat ini bekerja sama dengan 12 kelompok tani dengan total luas lahan mencapai 600 hektare.
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He said, with this new capacity, the Cau Chocolates is estimated to be able to accommodate 700800 tons of cocoa beans per year from farmers.
"That's the future, we build our upstream. Now the question is, the government wants to help not build upstream with the quality of this standard," he said.
For information, the Cau Chocolates is currently working with 12 farmer groups with a total land area of 600 hectares.