Al-Zohaifi Offers a Beverage With a Difference

Author: 
M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News
Publication Date: 
Wed, 2005-08-17 03:00

In what is billed as a revolutionary concept of its kind, a Saudi company has launched an Indonesian beverage called Jamu Tea which helps in reducing weight and becoming slim.

“Al-Zohaifi Company for Natural Products is now promoting ‘Jamu Tea’ together with the ‘Tonic Tea’, both are registered by the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom,” said Abdul Rahman Al-Zohaifi, managing director, and Abdullah Al-Zohaifi, deputy managing director, of Al-Zohaifi Co. here.

In a congratulatory statement released on the occasion of Indonesia’s national day, Abdul Rahman lauded the efforts of Mustika Ratu Co. of Indonesia, the suppliers of health products including Jamu Tea to Saudi Arabia.

He said: “PT Mustika Ratu is a leading Indonesian company in manufacturing traditional health, cosmetics and herbal products and distributing them widely in both domestic and international market.”

“I recall the founder and chairperson of Mustika Ratu BRA Mooryati Soedibyo, whose outstanding effort enabled the Indonesian company go global and also attain ISO certified standards,” said Abdul Rahman.

He said that Mustika Ratu had now emerged as the largest manufacturer of traditional cosmetics and herbal products in South Asia. “We are proud that we have been involved in the success story of this Indonesian company,” said Abdul Rahman.

He said Al-Zohaifi as a company was grateful to PT Mustika Ratu for marketing Jamu Tea in the Saudi market. Jamu Tea, he said, “Is a highly-effective and popular weight control tea to be drunk after each meal.”

“The Al-Zohaifi Company is working with PT Mustika Ratu to promote Jamu Tea and many natural products particularly in Saudi Arabia,” said Abdullah. He also expressed his happiness over the support extended by the Indonesian Embassy to their company, which seeks to promote business relations between the two countries. “As a foreign affiliate of one of the largest Indonesian companies, we offer all support a developing country like Indonesia and we are also keen to boost commercial links with the archipelago nation,” said the deputy chief of the company.

Highlighting the benefits of Jamu Tea, Abdul Rahman and Abdullah said that a large number of people in Saudi Arabia can benefit by drinking Jamu tea and reduce their weight.

In fact, the obesity in the Kingdom is reaching pandemic proportions and children as young as 10 were being called obese. The main cause being unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. He said that another tea currently marketed by the company is ‘Tonic Tea’, which has many ingredients like selected tea leaves and extracts of certain herbal plants. This tea is effective for general health maintenance of men and women, improvement of stamina and vitality.

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