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HokBen
(the
new
name
for
Hoka
Hoka
Bento)
is
a
chain
of
fast
food
restaurants
serving
Japanese-style
food
based
in
Jakarta,
Indonesia.
Until
now,
HokBen
has
170
outlets
(as
of
the
end
of
January
2020)
spread
across
the
islands
of
Java,
Bali
and
Sumatra.
The
name
Hoka
Hoka
Bento
itself
comes
from
Japanese
which
means
"warm
food
in
a
box".
On
April
18,
1985,
HokBen
was
first
established
under
the
auspices
of
PT.
Eka
Bogainti.
The
company
was
founded
in
1985
in
Jakarta
by
Hendra
Arifin.
The
first
restaurant
is
located
in
Kebon
Kacang,
Central
Jakarta.
Hendra
as
the
owner
of
PT
Eka
Bogainti
was
interested
in
developing
a
Japanese-style
fast
food
restaurant
because
in
1985
the
concept
did
not
yet
exist
in
Indonesia.
He
also
conducted
a
comparative
study
to
Japan
and
later
purchased
a
license
to
use
the
Hoka
Hoka
Bento
brand
and
technical
assistance
in
Indonesia.
Initially,
HokBen
in
Japan
was
in
the
take
away
food
business
(order
take
/
take
home).
Now,
Eka
Bogainti
has
full
copyright
on
the
HokBen
brand.
Meanwhile,
similar
businesses
with
the
same
brand
in
Japan
no
longer
exist.
In
1990
HokBen
first
opened
a
restaurant
outside
Jakarta,
namely
in
Bandung.
Until
now
there
are
26
outlets
in
this
city.
HokBen
first
opened
its
outlets
in
Surabaya
in
2005,
and
until
now
there
are
10
branches
in
Surabaya,
Sidoarjo
and
Malang.
In
2010
HokBen
expanded
its
wings
to
the
Central
Java,
Yogyakarta
and
Bali
regions.
In
2008,
HokBen
obtained
a
Halal
Certificate.
This
restaurant
serves
a
variety
of
popular
Japanese
dishes,
from
stir-fries
(such
as
yakiniku,
teriyaki,
with
a
choice
of
beef
or
chicken)
to
fried
(such
as
chicken
katsu;
ekkado;
ebi
furai;
spicy
chicken;
tori
baaga;
as
well
as
kani
roll,
egg
chicken
roll,
and
shrimp
roll),
sukiyaki,
shumai,
gyoza,
to
salads
and
soups
(such
as
sukiyaki,
chicken
tofu,
shrimp
ball,
and
shrimp
dumpling)
both
individually
and
in
packages.
In
addition,
there
are
also
Tori
Pop
Corn,
specialty
drinks
and
desserts
such
as
bird's
nest
ice,
ogura
ice,
koori
konyaku,
and
pudding.
(Original)
HokBen
(nama
baru
dari
Hoka
Hoka
Bento)
adalah
jaringan
restoran
makanan
cepat
saji
yang
menyajikan
makanan
bergaya
Jepang
yang
berbasis
di
Jakarta,
Indonesia.
Hingga
kini,
HokBen
memiliki
170
gerai
(per
akhir
Januari
2020)
yang
tersebar
di
pulau
Jawa,
Bali
dan
Sumatera.
Nama
Hoka
Hoka
Bento
sendiri
berasal
dari
bahasa
Jepang
yang
berarti
"makanan
hangat
dalam
kotak".
Pada
tanggal
18
April
1985,
HokBen
pertama
kali
didirikan
dibawah
naungan
PT.
Eka
Bogainti.
Perusahaan
ini
didirikan
pada
tahun
1985
di
Jakarta
oleh
Hendra
Arifin.
Restoran
pertama
berlokasi
di
Kebon
Kacang,
Jakarta
Pusat.
Hendra
sebagai
pemilik
PT
Eka
Bogainti
tertarik
mengembangkan
restoran
cepat
saji
ala
Jepang
karena
pada
1985
konsep
itu
belum
ada
di
Indonesia.
Ia
pun
melakukan
studi
banding
ke
Jepang
dan
kemudian
membeli
izin
untuk
menggunakan
merek
dan
asistensi
teknis
Hoka
Hoka
Bento
di
Indonesia.
Awalnya,
HokBen
di
Jepang
berbisnis
makanan
take
away
(pesan
ambil/bawa
pulang).
Kini,
Eka
Bogainti
memiliki
penuh
hak
cipta
atas
merek
merek
HokBen.
Sementara
itu,
usaha
serupa
dengan
merek
sama
yang
ada
di
Jepang
sudah
tidak
ada
lagi.
Pada
tahun
1990
HokBen
pertama
kali
membuka
restoran
di
luar
Jakarta,
yaitu
di
Bandung.
Hingga
kini
terdapat
26
gerai
di
kota
ini.
HokBen
pertama
kali
membuka
gerainya
di
Surabaya
pada
tahun
2005,
dan
hingga
kini
terdapat
10
cabang
di
Surabaya,
Sidoarjo
dan
Malang.
Pada
tahun
2010
HokBen
mengembangkan
sayapnya
ke
wilayah
Jawa
Tengah,
Yogyakarta,
dan
Bali.
Pada
tahun
2008,
HokBen
memperoleh
Sertifikat
Halal.
Restoran
ini
menyajikan
berbagai
masakan
Jepang
populer,
mulai
dari
tumisan
(seperti
yakiniku,
teriyaki,
dengan
pilihan
daging
sapi
atau
ayam)
gorengan
(seperti
chicken
katsu;
ekkado;
ebi
furai;
spicy
chicken;
tori
baaga;
serta
kani
roll,
egg
chicken
roll,
dan
shrimp
roll),
sukiyaki,
shumai,
gyoza,
hingga
salad
dan
sup
(seperti
sukiyaki,
chicken
tofu,
shrimp
ball,
dan
shrimp
dumpling)
baik
satuan
maupun
paket.
Selain
itu
tersedia
pula
Tori
Pop
Corn,
minuman
dan
hidangan
penutup
khas
seperti
es
sarang
burung,
es
ogura,
koori
konyaku,
dan
puding.