Kalbe Farma Tbk PT : Grup Again Conduct Qurban

Jakarta, 23 August 2017 - Kalbe Group through its subsidiary PT. Bintang Toedjoe that produces Extra Joss once again holds the Qurban (animal sacrifice offering) event for the Eid'l Hajj day of 1438 H. As last year's, the disbursement of the sacrificial offering is done in partnership with two largest Alms Committee in Indonesia, the NU Care Lazisnu (Nahdlatul Ulama's Zakat, Infaq, and Shodaqoh Institute), and Lazismu (Muhammadiyah's Zakat, Infaq and Shodaqoh Institute). The partnership takes the form of the gift of 2 Limousine Cows weighting one ton each and supporting the equipment required for the sacrificial rituals at 1,700 mosques all over Indonesia. Furthermore, Extra Joss also provided operational support for NU Care - Lazisnu and Lazismu, in the amount of Rp 100 million each and provided free drinks at 1,700 mosques throughout Indonesia. The gifts of Limousine Cow and operational fund for NU Care-Lazisnu and Lazismu are handed by Simon Jonatan, President Director of PT Bintang Toedjoe, at the Headquarters of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama in Central Jakarta.

'Extra Joss is committed each year to perform the Qurban together, because this is a strategic step to build the sense of togetherness,' said Simon Jonatan, President Director of PT Bintang Toedjoe. 'This year is the second time NU Care-Lazisnu and Lazismu conduct a sacrificial offering together, and thus Extra Joss provides full support on the positive effort,' Simon continued.

'We truly welcome the efforts conducted by Extra Joss, because we believe that through sacrifices, we can remind and implore the congregation to side-by-side provide the best for each other,' said Syamsul Huda, Director of NU Care-Lazisnu.

'For year 2017, the donation for NU Care-Lazisnu & Lazismu operations as well as the delivery of the sacrificial animal is expected to present more benefit not just for NU-Care Lazisnu and Lazismu, but also to the recipients of the offering,' said Simon Jonatan.

This year's theme of sacrifice is 'Men Never Stop Qurban,' where Extra Joss implored the young to never stop providing sacrifice offering because sacrifice is a form of religious devotion.

The token relinquishment of the sacrificial offering is attended by Rio Dewanto, Brain Ambassador of Extra Joss and actor. 'I have massive appreciation of the sacrificial offering, because it is a positive activity. Hopefully this can encourage other companies to follow Extra Joss' steps,' Rio concluded.

Extra Joss at a glance
Extra Joss is one of the powdered-form of energy drink that is produced by PT Bintang Toedjoe and was launched in 14 August 1994. The name Extra Joss is used because it is easy to remember, simple, implying freshness, and with two letter 'S' that is strong and the personality matched with the developed sachet-packed product. Extra Joss has developed a number of variant until the present day. Several variants of Extra Joss are: Extra Joss Blend, Extra Joss BAR, Extra Joss Anggur Laki, Extrajoss Mangga Laki, etc.

Bintang Toedjoe at a glance
Sinshe Tan Jun She and his sons-in-law, Tjia Pu Tjien and Hioe On Tjan, were the founders of Bintang Toedjoe Company. Their first product was Puyer 16. In 1974, PT Bintang Toedjoe started to produce ethical medication, in line with the increase of the number of pharmacists that worked in PT Bintang Toedjoe.

In 1985, PT Bintang Toedjoe was acquired by Kalbe Farma Group, and its business started to expand rapidly. Its main product lines are: Extra Joss, Komix, Puyer 16, Waisan, Bintang 7 Masuk Angin, etc.

Kalbe at a glance
PT Kalbe Farma Tbk ('Kalbe') was established in 1966 and is one of the biggest public pharmaceutical companies in Southeast Asia. Kalbe has four main divisions that handle reliable and varied brand portfolio; prescription medicines (Cefspan, Brainact, Broadced, etc); over-the-counter medication division (Woods, Promag, Mixagrip, Komix, Fatigon, etc); health drinks (Hydro Coco, Extra Joss, Nitros); nutrition division (ChilKid, Prenagen, Diabetasol, etc); and distribution division. Kalbe currently has more than 20 subsidiaries, 9 production facilities with international standard, and employs more than 17,000 employees dispersed across more than 71 branches throughout Indonesia. From 1991, Kalbe is listed at Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX: KLBF).