Increasing Production Capacity and Competitiveness of Bakery and Dairy SMEs in Babussalam Al-Firdaus Islamic Boarding School,Malang

Babussalam Al-Firdaus Islamic Boarding School is located in Bocek village, Karangploso, Malang Regency, East Java. In the beginning, the boarding school leaders tried to build economic independence by producing pasteurized milk in a simple way carried out by the students. Some of the obstacles faced by the students are the short shelf life of pasteurized milk products and simple packaging. The leadership of Babussalam Al-Firdaus Islamic Boarding School has the desire to develop dairy and bakery products butdoes not have sufficient knowledge in processing these products. In the 2021 Doktor Mengabdi (DM) activity, the initiation of the establishment of SMEs involving students at the Babussalam Al-Firdaus Islamic Boarding School was carried out through the diversification of dairy-based processed products and bakery products. The activities carried out in the first year were observation of partner problems, exploration of partner potential, providing online material on various bakery products, dairy processing technology, packaging and storage technology, food quality assurance and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), training on dairy and bakery products including various breads, various cakes, pastries, yogurt, and milk candy, production equipment assistance to facilitate various bakery and dairy production activities. To increase the income of these business units, assistance and training are carried out aimed at increasing product diversity, improving packaging design, increasing production capacity, increasingthe selling value of the final product, assistance in processing SPP-IRT and halal certificates/labels, and marketing assistance both offline and online. As a result of this activity, the DM team has tested new bakery product formulas to be given to DM partners. In addition, the DM team has conducted socialization and taught materials related to improving packaging design, assistance in applying for SPP-IRT, assistance in applying for halal certificates, and new product development materials. Partners havealso received training/practice in making bakery products such as wasant, cake, andsweet bread. This year,the partner's NIB has been successfully obtained.