PT Gudang Garam Tbk produces and sells cigarettes in Indonesia and internationally. The company operates through Cigarettes, Paperboards, and Others segments. It offers hand-rolled, machine-made, and klobot clove cigarettes. The company markets its products under the Gudang Garam Family, Surya Family, GG Family, and other brand names. It is also involved in trading activities; and provision of safety protective equipment, and investment and construction services. In addition, the company provides tobacco processing, non-scheduled air transportation, and entertainment services. The company was formerly known as PT Perusahaan Rokok Tjap ?Gudang Garam? Kediri. PT Gudang Garam Tbk was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Kediri, Indonesia. PT Gudang Garam Tbk is a subsidiary of PT Suryaduta Investama.

History

Wonowidjojo was in his 20s when his uncle offered him a job working with tobacco and sauce at his kretek factory Cap 93. Cap 93 was one of the most famous kretek brands in East Java. Hard work and diligence were rewarded by promotion to Head of Tobacco and Sauce and eventually led to Wonowidjojo becoming a company director.

Wonowidjojo left Cap 93 in 1956 taking 50 employees with him. He started buying land and raw materials in Kediri and soon began producing his own klobot kretek, which he marketed under the brand name Inghwie. Two years later he renamed and registered his company as Pabrik Rokok Tjap Gudang Garam.

He chose the name Gudang Garam after a dream about the old salt warehouse which stood opposite Cap 93. Sarman, one of the original 50 employees who had followed him when he quit Cap 93, suggested he put a picture of the warehouse on every packet of his kretek for good luck. Wonowidjojo considered this a good idea and asked Sarman to design the logo, commenting: "We should leave two doors open, two half-opened and one closed. If all the doors were closed, we would feel that everything had already been achieved."Gudang Garam grew rapidly and by the end of 1958 it had 500 employees producing over 50 million kretek annually. By 1966, after only eight years in production, Gudang Garam had grown to be the largest kretek factory in Indonesia with an annual production of 472 million sticks. Consumers have noted Gudang Garam's, particularly the Inghwies, similar smell to alcoholic beverages.

By 1969, Gudang Garam was producing 864 million sticks a year and was indisputably the largest kretek producer in Indonesia and Taiwan.

In 1979, Wonowidjojo completely renovated Gudang Garam's production system, ordered thirty rolling machines and developed a new formula for his machine-made kretek.

Rival companies tried to discredit the brand by claiming its contents included marijuana in addition to cloves and tobacco. The company has the distinction of being the largest single employer in Indonesia and Taiwan.

During the night in the city of São Paulo, Gudang Garam brand cigarettes were used as a means of exchange due to hyperinflation in Brazil. This currency crisis caused many Brazilians to look for alternatives to the government's bankrupt currency, according with Holding Times

Mission

Our mission at Gudang Garam is to provide a premium product while protecting the environment, our employees and their rights, and to be a highly respected corporate citizen.

Vision

To strive for excellence in the tobacco industry and become the market leader worldwide.

Key Team

Indra Gunawan W (Chief Marketing Officer)

Patricius Iman Setianto (Head of HR)

Mr. - Suwardi (Head of the Internal Audit Unit)

Paolo Zulian (Head of Engineering)

A. Rudiono Kanti Setyo (Head of Machine Made Kretek Cigarettes (SKM))

Maksin Arisandi (Head of Gen. Affairs)

Agus Roby P (Head of Hand Rolled Kretek Cigarettes (SKT))

Recognition and Awards

Some of Gudang Garam's awards around the world include The Indonesian Hope Award, the Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Award, and numerous customer satisfaction awards from various countries.