1954 - Shanghai nuts
The kitchen in the Go family home is covered with peanuts, garlic and other cooking ingredients. The family is making sure all portion of cracknuts get a crispy, spicy coating: Shanghai nuts. The first delicatessens are already selling them and when the prestigious department store ‘De Bijenkorf’ follows, the family company is born.
1956 - Chilli pastes and ketjap
In 1956 the company Go & Zoon moves into a former bakery. Here, the range is extended with sambals (chilli pastes) and ketjap (Indonesian soy sauce), all prepared following traditional family recipes.
1962 – True Indonesian bumbus
The company is now expanding rapidly and has changed its’ name to Go-Tan. The Dutch population becomes more and more familiar with Indonesian cuisine. Especially with Rijsttafel (lit. Rice table, a wide choice of dishes, steamed and fried rice or noodles, side dishes, condiments and snacks, all presented in small portions).
Go-Tan offers the Dutch consumer a journey through Indonesian cuisine. From Sambals, Ketjaps and snacks the range has now expanded into the territory of Bumbus – pastes of mixed spices. Black cumin, galangal, candlenuts, turmeric, coriander, bay leaves and lemon leaves, all truly exciting flavours and combination. The balanced flavour of the prepared bumbus and the ease of use ensure their success in Indonesian dishes.
1965 - Prawn crackers
The Go-Tan family is growing the company at a fast pace, designing and installing special ovens to prepare their famous prawn cracker strips. At the same time the Bumbu range is expanded with new flavour combinations: Sambal Goreng, Besengek, Rendang, Roedjak, Ajam Paniki, Opor and Soto.
1975 - New snacks and sauces
The company moves to its’ current location, a small town called Kesteren in the heart of The Netherlands. The Go-Tan range is expanded with new snack varieties: Java’s, Thai Crackers, Emping and Rempejek. A line of sauces is introduced: soy sauce, oyster sauce, chilli sauces: altgether wide variety of cooking and table sauces.
2006 – More to come
The Go-Tan offering now encompasses more than 100 products for Indonesian cooking. After over 50 years, the Go family is still looking out for exciting and new product ideas. Either from their traditional heritage of Indonesian cooking or from the modern Indonesian cuisine, fused with Thai, Chinese and Japanese styles.
