26,385 MBG Kitchens Rated Good: No Food Poisoning Cases and Serve Over 1,000 Meals

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) announced that there are currently 26,385 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) or kitchens under the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program that have been rated as good.

Zulhas noted that these thousands of kitchens have not reported any cases of food poisoning and can serve more than 1,000 meals daily.

"We have established that 26,385 operational SPPGs have passed the assessments and are considered good. What does 'good' mean? It means they have a valid SLHS, are not suspended, have had no fatal incidents, no extraordinary problems, and serve over 1,000 meals. So, this is verified as being good and meets all the requirements for the 26,385 kitchens," Zulhas stated at the Coordinating Ministry for Food's office in Jakarta on Monday (19/10/2026).

Zulhas further mentioned that, following President Prabowo Subianto's directive, the government must expedite the MBG initiative in the 3T areas (underdeveloped, remote, and border regions).

He indicated that to date, the government has completed the construction of 480 new SPPGs in Eastern Indonesia.

"This includes six provinces in Papua, NTT, Maluku, and 16 more. In the second phase, which started on October 14, we have activated 980 new SPPGs in Sumatera, Kalimantan, and Bali. Indeed, there are still many coming to us," Zulhas added.

"Java Island will see operations begin by the end of October, the fourth week. We anticipate starting around the 25th of this month for Java, especially in dormitories and other places with high demand," he added.

Zulhas also claimed that there are no longer middlemen deciding where MBG kitchens will be established.

He emphasized that each SPPG will no longer receive a flat incentive of IDR 6 million per day but rather IDR 2,000 for each meal served.

"Improvements have been made. Previously, it was calculated as a flat IDR 6 million for each SPPG, regardless of how many meals they provided. This could lead to fewer meals being served for the budget. The cost of IDR 15,000 per meal is now divided, with IDR 2,000 for investors, IDR 3,000 for operational costs, and IDR 10,000 for raw materials. If every SPPG received IDR 6 million but only served 1,000 meals, they would only cost IDR 6,000 each. This has resulted in a reduction in food quality. Therefore, we have now decided on IDR 2,000 per meal," Zulhas concluded.