BEP Less Than 1 Year, This Indonesian Culinary Entrepreneur is Successful in the Netherlands

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The culinary business is a business that is of great interest to entrepreneurs, especially entrepreneurs in the Netherlands. Of course, the types of dishes served must also adapt to the tastes of the people who live around the culinary business area.

With a large number of Indonesian diaspora, the Netherlands is a potential country as a location for the Indonesian culinary culinary business. One of them is by the Indonesian Diaspora Renu Lubis.

Renu married Eduard Roesdi and then together they founded the Nona Manis restaurant in Oegstgeest, Netherlands.

Renu plays a more managerial role in the restaurant, while Eduard is a chef whose job is to maintain the taste and quality of the dishes. Renu said that Nona Manis has a unique concept compared to other Indonesian food restaurants.

“The concept of Indonesian dishes with a set course menu that is usually used by Western restaurants is the main attraction here. The menu is also rarely found in the Netherlands, such as Karedok, Soto Kudus, Arsik Fish, Mangut Fish, Nasi Ulam and Bandung Siomay,” said Renu, Saturday, (25/5/2024).

Renu even admitted that Miss Manis had reached the Break Event Point (BEP) or break-even point in less than one year. This is not easy for the restaurant business segment.

“Of course, our success cannot be separated from the support of BNI's diaspora loan, especially for rental costs during the last pandemic era and restaurant operations. In fact, BNI also helped us to get raw materials and snacks from Indonesia,” he said.

The Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Mayerfas, also expressed positive appreciation for BNI's steps.

“The Indonesian Embassy urges the diaspora in the Netherlands to take advantage of business opportunities, especially in the culinary sector. As a government-owned bank that is Go Global, BNI is providing a positive response by increasingly financing restaurant businesses owned by the diaspora in the Netherlands,” said Mayerfas.

Mayerfas also said that Renu and Eduard with the Nona Manis restaurant were only one of BNI's successes in helping the Indonesian diaspora in the Netherlands.

Mayerfas added that BNI's support is not limited to credit alone, it even extends to assisting in obtaining raw materials from Indonesia and various banking transaction needs between countries.

“We at the Indonesian Embassy hope that BNI can continue to integrate its banking products and services with business matching programs so that the diaspora of entrepreneurs abroad will be increasingly helped,” concluded Mayerfas.

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