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        "msgid": "bgn-head-hopes-for-innovation-in-mbg-menu-5-star-quality-at-rp-10-000-price-1773913881",
        "date": "2026-03-19 15:33:12",
        "title": "BGN Head Hopes for Innovation in MBG Menu: 5-Star Quality at Rp 10,000 Price",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, is pushing for innovative menus in the Free Nutritious Meals Programme (MBG) to deliver high-quality, nutritious food at an affordable Rp 10,000 price point, equivalent to 5-star restaurant standards. He highlighted the importance of such innovations, especially during Ramadan, to ensure meals are fresh, nutritious, and long-lasting, amid a rapid expansion of service units from 1,000 to 25,000 nationwide. Despite temporary closures of 62 units due to quality issues, Dadan views this as a minor percentage and commits to ongoing internal evaluations to maintain compliance with standards.",
        "content": "<p>The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, is\nencouraging the development of innovative menus within the Free\nNutritious Meals Programme (MBG). He aims for the MBG to eventually\nprovide high-quality food at still affordable prices.<\/p>\n<p>Dadan hopes that collaboration between nutrition experts and\nprofessional chefs can produce MBG menus that not only meet nutritional\nstandards but also possess quality comparable to upscale dishes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that one day innovations in food from nutrition experts and\nprofessional chefs will emerge, resulting in a signature Free Nutritious\nMeals Programme where the quality is on par with 5-star level but at the\nMBG Programme price with raw materials costing Rp10,000,\u201d said Dadan in\nhis statement, quoted on Thursday (19\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>According to him, product innovation is important in implementing the\nprogramme during the month of Ramadan. This is because the food served\nmust not only be nutritious and fresh but also durable for longer\nperiods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis product innovation is important, especially related to the\nprogramme during Ramadan, where we need high-quality food that is fresh\nbut long-lasting. That\u2019s the challenge,\u201d Dadan stated.<\/p>\n<p>Dadan also highlighted the rapid development in the number of\nNutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) over the past year. He\nmentioned that during Ramadan 2025, the number of SPPG was still around\n1,000 units, but now it has significantly increased to 25,000 units\nacross Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that this increase brings challenges in maintaining\nconsistent service quality. Dadan also addressed the temporary closure\nof 62 SPPG following findings of MBG menu presentations that did not\nmeet standards.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Dadan considers this to be within reasonable limits\nwhen viewed against the overall number operating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if there are 62 that go viral and become something extraordinary\nout of 25,000, in percentage terms it\u2019s actually small, but that\u2019s what\nthe public notices,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Dadan assured that evaluations and improvements will continue to be\ncarried out internally. He also emphasised the importance of adherence\nto technical guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOP) that\nhave been established.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must continue to make internal improvements so that quality is\neven and not a single SPPG deviates from the technical guidelines and\nSOP that have been set,\u201d Dadan concluded.<\/p>",
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