The country’s largest group of food manufacturers and distributors is pushing for a quarterly update of the suggested retail price bulletin being released by the Department of Trade and Industry for basic goods to enable producers to become better prepared for any possible disruptions.
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Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Hermenegildo R. Serafica told the BusinessMirror on Tuesday that they have yet to officially receive any decision from a Regional Trial Court in Sagay City “as to whether a writ of preliminary injunction had been issued on Sugar Order 3.” “This legal matter shall be…
URGENT NEED. The Philippine Chamber of Food Manufacturers Inc. expresses its support to the Sugar Regulatory Administrator's plan to import 200,000 metric tons of refined sugar. The plan met with criticism and temporary restraining orders putting a hold on the importation. (PNA file photo) MANILA - The Philippine Chamber of Food Manufacturers Inc. (PCFMI) has expressed support to the Sugar Regulatory Administration's (SRA) plan to import 200,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar given the local shortage. "Due to the current local shortage of refined sugar that conforms with the quality requirements of food manufacturers, particularly premium and bottler's grade refined sugar, we join the SRA in its assessment that there is an urgent need for such importation," the PCFMI told the Philippine News Agency in an email on Thursday. Members of PCFMI, also known as PH Food Chamber, have reported that their current stock of refined sugar would be exhausted as early as Marc