JAKARTA - PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BNI, through the Xpora Program, displays the superiority of Indonesian coffee at the Specialty Coffee Expo (SCE) 2025 event in Houston, Texas, United States. PT Alko Sumatra Kopi was one of the participants brought by BNI Xpora at the prestigious event.
SCE 2025 took place at the Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, United States on April 25, 2025. A total of 649 participants attended, including coffee farmers, roasters, exporters, importers, barista, researchers, and retail business actors.
BNI Corporate Secretary Okki Rushartomo said the presence of BNI brought Alko Sumatra Kopi at the international event to be part of BNI's commitment to support local business actors in achieving the global market.
"This momentum is a strategic stage for Indonesia to strengthen the image and competitiveness of local coffee in the North and global American premium markets," Okki said in a written statement, Thursday, May 1.
PT Alko Sumatra Kopi was founded in 2014 and headquartered on Mount Tujuh, Kerinci, Jambi. Alko has fostered hundreds of farmers in more than 20 villages.
At the event, Alko won several export deals, including consumers from Dubai who expressed interest in buying robusta coffee. Meanwhile, one of the roasterys in Houston, Texas, agreed to buy Alko coffee. In addition, there are also existing buyers who ask for additional supplies until December 2025. Estimated transaction value reached 4 million US dollars.
CEO Alko Suryono said that his cultivation does not penetrate protected forest areas. In addition, Alko also adopts blockchain-based tracking technology for supply chain transparency, allowing consumers to trace coffee origins through QR code scanning.
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"This innovation increases international market confidence in Indonesian coffee," he said.
BNI Xpora through the Go Global pillar provides access to local MSMEs to reach the international market. This step also reinforces the role of BNI not only as a financial institution, but also as an accelerator for the growth of local business actors in order to be able to compete and grow in the global arena.
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