Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency Warns MBG Partners: Do Not Inflate Food Raw Material Prices

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, has revealed new information about the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program. She stated that she has received reports about partners frequently inflating the prices of food raw materials for the Service Units for Nutritional Fulfillment (SPPG) kitchens.

She reminded the Heads of SPPG, Financial Supervisors, and Nutrition Supervisors, not to compromise with unscrupulous SPPG partners. She emphasized that such fraudulent practices undermine the MBG program.

“Never agree to their demands, and especially do not cooperate with SPPG partners who inflate the prices of food raw materials for this MBG program, especially if the quality of the food is poor,” she said, as quoted on Wednesday (February 25, 2026).

She also mentioned the possibility of legal consequences for all fraudulent activities, especially if the State Audit Board (BPK) finds that food prices have been inflated above the Highest Retail Price (HET) in SPPG financial reports.

“The partners may be comfortable, but it is you who will have to face the law,” she added.

Previously, Nanik reminded suppliers of food raw materials for SPPG kitchens not to be dominated by one or two suppliers directed by the partners. SPPG should empower farmer groups, livestock groups, fisher groups, cooperatives, and MSMEs around the MBG kitchens to become food suppliers.

The cooperatives in question should also not be artificial cooperatives created by the partners simply to circumvent the rules. Nanik also prohibited SPPG from arbitrarily rejecting food supplies from local farmers, livestock farmers, or small fishermen.

“SPPG must use at least 15 suppliers of food raw materials to meet their respective needs,” said Nanik.

The involvement of local communities as suppliers for the MBG kitchens is clearly regulated in Presidential Regulation (Perpres) number 115 of 2025. In Article 38, paragraph 1, it states that the implementation of MBG prioritizes the use of domestic products and the involvement of micro-enterprises, small enterprises, individual corporations, cooperatives, red and white village/urban cooperatives, and village-owned enterprises (BUMDesa).