DKSH has inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art “Sweet Application" Innovation Center in Indonesia, reinforcing its commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions for the food and beverage industry. Strategically located in South Jakarta, the new facility is equipped with the latest technology to support DKSH’s business partners with advanced formulation and application expertise in sweet food and beverages.
Jakarta, Indonesia, March 28, 2025 – DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, has opened its latest “Sweet Application" Innovation Center for the food and beverage industry in Indonesia. The establishment of this new facility in South Jakarta expands DKSH’s capabilities by complementing the existing savory applications center, ensuring dedicated support for both sweet and savory food and beverages as separate specialized laboratories. This expansion aligns with DKSH’s strategy to enhance its technical capabilities and strengthen its market position for its valued business partners in the region.
The new innovation center features cutting-edge resources designed to enhance product development with formulations tailored to local palates, improving taste, texture, and stability, as well as extending shelf-life. The advanced equipment allows for high-precision mixing, grinding, heating, and controlled processing, ensuring that formulations meet industry standards and consumer expectations.
Offering solutions in emulsification, viscosity measurement, fermentation, and controlled baking capabilities, the center enables DKSH’s partners to accelerate their product development, reducing time-to-market, and increasing their competitive advantage.
The Innovation Center will provide DKSH’s partners with superior formulation services, technical expertise, and rapid prototyping, ultimately reducing time-to-market for new product developments, while ensuring exceptionally high standards in consistency, quality, and safety.
Cesar Saez, Global Vice President, Food and Beverage Ingredients, Performance Materials, DKSH Indonesia, commented: “The opening of our "Sweet Application" Innovation Center in Indonesia marks a significant milestone in our commitment to fostering innovation and delivering superior solutions to our partners in the food and beverage industry. With the addition of the sweet application center, alongside our existing savory applications center, we are significantly increasing our capacity for specialized technical support, ensuring distinct and dedicated expertise for both sweet and savory formulations. This new facility reinforces our dedication to providing cutting-edge formulation expertise, supporting our customers with innovative solutions that cater to evolving consumer demands in Indonesia and beyond.”
About DKSH
For 160 years, DKSH has been delivering growth for companies in Asia and beyond across its Business Units Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Performance Materials, and Technology. As a leading Market Expansion Services provider, DKSH offers sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, eCommerce, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services, following its purpose of enriching people’s lives. DKSH is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business. Listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, DKSH operates in 36 markets with 28,060 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 11.1 billion in 2024. DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials distributes specialty chemicals and ingredients for food, pharmaceutical, personal care, and various industrial applications. With 58 innovation centers and regulatory support worldwide, DKSH creates cutting-edge formulations that comply with local regulations. With around 1,720 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 1.4 billion in 2024. www.dksh.com/pm