Who owns Djarum Coklat?
Djarum Coklat is owned by Djarum (Indonesia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Djarum — About us (history), PT Djarum. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- PT Djarum reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Origin
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Founded
- 1972
- Category
- Tobacco & nicotine › Tobacco products › Cigarettes
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Djarum Coklat
Djarum Coklat is a hand-rolled, unfiltered kretek in brown paper that blends Srintil tobacco with cloves. Djarum's product page says it was first launched in 1972 and was the first kretek in the world to use a flavour seal. Related products on the same site include Djarum Coklat Extra, Coklat Filter and Coklat Elite.
Ownership timeline of Djarum Coklat
Where Djarum Coklat sits in Djarum
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Djarum
Djarum controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in tobacco & nicotine.
Also in tobacco & nicotine
Other brands in cigarettes, and who owns them
The 81 brands in cigarettes on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Imperial Brands, with 11; Djarum has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| GG Mild | Gudang Garam | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Crowns | Imperial Brands | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Camel (United States) | British American Tobacco | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| American Legend | Karelia | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Boston (Eastern cigarettes) | Eastern Company | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Capstan | ITC | 🇮🇳 India |
| Camel | Japan Tobacco | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| L&M (United States) | Altria | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Djarum
Djarum is a privately held company headquartered in Indonesia, founded in 1951. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
Djarum is a privately held Indonesian kretek (clove cigarette) maker. Its own About page says Oei Wie Gwan founded it on 21 April 1951 in Kudus, Central Java, after buying the Djarum brand name and licence nine months earlier, and that his sons Michael Bambang Hartono and Robert Budi Hartono led it after his death in 1963. It makes machine-rolled and hand-rolled kreteks and a small range of cigars and cigarillos.
🇮🇩 Djarum Coklat and other Indonesian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 161 brands that began in Indonesia. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Djarum Coklat is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Djarum Coklat?
The parent company of Djarum Coklat is Djarum, a privately held company headquartered in Indonesia.
Is Djarum Coklat Indonesian?
Yes. Djarum Coklat originated in Indonesia in 1972 and its owner, Djarum, is also headquartered in Indonesia.
Is Djarum Coklat still owned by Djarum?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Djarum Coklat is still owned by Djarum. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Djarum — About us (history) — PT Djarum, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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