BBM Magazine Issue-Sayı: 40 Eylül/Ekim - September/October 2020

INTERVIEW • RÖPORTAJ 56 BBM / SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2020 • EYLÜL-EKİM 2020 Derya Flour which has been operating for more than 30 years. The company was founded by Mehmet ve Mücaattin Çan- dar Brothers in 1990. In 2007, Pınar Flour of Yaşar Group and in 2015 Akhisar Flour were added to the group. Noth- ing is permanent but change, therefore we always pulse the market to do better. We always prioritize the society and try to meet the needs and demands of people. Which technology do you use to produce flour? What is your production capacity? We have reached a wheat grinding capacity of 1000 tons. It was only 80 tons when we started to operate. We don’t use our full capacity yet. We are ready to meet with raw material availability and technology infrastructure. We have an auto- mation process from receiving the wheat to the final process of flour production. All of these processes are tracked by us and our expert team. We try to remain updated by follow- ing innovations and visiting global exhibitions. The world has become a small village with globalization and now we once again realized this during the Covid-19 crisis. A virus from a city called Wuhan, which is thousands of kilometers away, has shaken the whole world. You acquired Pınar Flour years ago. How did this brand affect your business? We went on with our own brand. As a result, it did not affect too much. But its location (being closer to ports) of- fered some advantages in terms of logistics for raw material procurement and exports. How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected you? As an economist, what is your comment about the current situation? And what are your expectations? Covid-19 brings uncertainty for all. Not only for the health aspect but also for economic uncertainties because of gov- ernments’ current and possible future restrictions. When cafes and restaurants halted their operations in March, flour demand shifted from out-of-home consumption to at-home. The increase in demand for flour was higher in some coun- tries and most exporters even used their idle capacity to meet the demand. It seems that the flour market is not af- fected by the situation for now but in the long run, flour trade may be affected since global markets start to slow sown and export costs (container, insurance, shipping) are expected to increase. In 2019, Turkish flour industrialists’ exports hit the level of 1 billion USD. As a result, they have enough capacity to meet domestic demand. IMF mentions a slight recovery in the world economy but they expect 12 trillion USD shrinkage in 2 years. In addition to this, global unemployment will bring social consequences. We witnessed a 10% recession in the Turkish economy. The service industry was the most affected sector while the finance and banking sectors’ performance was not too bad. çabalıyoruz. Bireysel yerine toplumsal düşünerek, halkımızın ihtiya- cına ve talebine göre hareket ediyoruz. Firmanızın un üretimde kullandığı teknoloji ve üretim ka- pasitesi hakkında görüşlerinizi bizimle paylaşabilir misiniz? Günlük 80 ton Buğday kırma kapasitesinden günümüzde 1000 tonluk Buğday kırma kapasitesine ulaşmış durumdayız, henüz tam kapasite çalışmıyoruz. Gerek hammadde kullanımımız gerek teknolojik alt yapımız ile her türlü arza cevap verebilecek durum- dayız. Buğdayın fabrikaya girişinden itibaren her şey otomasyon sistemi ile una dönüştürülmekte ve tüm aşamalar uzman ekibimiz ve bizler tarafından takip edilmektedir. Sektörümüzdeki yenilikleri fuar ve dünya da gelişmelerden takip ederek bizde kendimizi gün- cel tutmaya çalışıyoruz. Her zaman globalleşmeyle beraber dünya küçük bir köy haline geldi diye söylerim, sanırım bunu en çok şimdi Covid-19 zamanında gördük. Kilometrelerce uzaktaki Wuhan ken- tinde çıkan bir virüs bir anda tüm dünyayı etkisi altına aldı. Yıllar önce Pınar Un’u satın alarak bünyenize kattınız. Pı- nar un markası sizi nasıl etkiledi? Biz kendi mevcut markamız ile yola devam ettik, bundan dolayı marka olarak çok etkilemedi. Lokasyon olarak limanlara yakın ol- mak hem hammadde tedariğinde hem de ihracatta bize avantajlar sağladı. Covid-19 salgınının size yansımaları nasıl oldu? Ekono- mist olarak bu süreci nasıl değerlendiriyorsunuz? Öngörü- leriniz nasıl? Covid-19 hepimiz için bir belirsizlik, gerek sağlık yönünden gerekse buna bağlı olarak ülkenin aldığı ve daha alacağı ön- lemler ekonomik belirsizlikler taşımakta. Mart ayında Cafe ve restoran gibi mekanların kapatılması un tüketiminde talebin