Jakarta, Jan. 15 -- Indonesia's Trade Ministry said a local soy sauce producer signed a letter of intent with a leading Dutch importer and distributor, securing a contract worth US$120,000, or about two billion rupiah, to expand exports to Europe.

In a statement issued in Jakarta on Thursday, the ministry's Director General for National Export Development Fajarini Puntodewi said the agreement was signed by PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk's Bango brand and InterAromat BV.

The signing took place during the Horecava 2026 trade exhibition in Amsterdam, one of Europe's largest food service and hospitality fairs, held earlier this year, she said.

Puntodewi described the deal as a strategic step to strengthen the position of Indonesian gastronomic ...