r/BukidnonPh • u/Forward-Statement203 • 23h ago
Huge price increase sa Bukidnon Milk Company
I’ve always loved Bukidnon Milk Company, especially their yogurt. Dati, super affordable lang siya and sobrang sarap talaga. We used to deliberately stop by their outlet in Bukidnon whenever we were in the area because sobrang sulit ng products nila. Recently, dumaan ulit kami after our outing and we were honestly shocked sa price increase. 😭
Yung small yogurt na dati around ₱55–₱65 is now around ₱170. Yung 1-liter yogurt naman na dati nasa ₱160–₱170 is now around ₱315–₱375. We asked the staff bakit sobrang laki ng tinaas, and sabi niya binili na raw ni Manny Pangilinan ang Bukidnon Milk Company. For context, siya yung chairman/CEO ng PLDT, chairman/CEO ng Meralco, and he is also associated with TV5/MediaQuest, among many other businesses. Sabi nga nung staff, sobrang dami raw niyang businesses.
May Carmen’s Best fresh milk products na rin na naka-display sa outlet. Apparently, they’re slowly rebranding BMC into Carmen’s Best, and limited na lang daw yung BMC packaging because eventually they’ll transition to Carmen’s Best. Sabi rin ng staff, one of the reasons for the higher prices is because they’re now targeting more premium clients. Nagkaroon din daw ng price increase because the workers’ wages were increased, which is actually a good thing if true. Pero grabe lang talaga yung jump. 😭 I completely understand that prices increase, especially if workers are being paid better, but going from ₱55–₱65 to ₱170 for the small yogurt is just… 🥲 More than double.
Favorite pa naman namin yung yogurt nila. Sayang talaga because one of the things I loved about BMC was that it was a really good local product that ordinary consumers could still afford. At these prices, dun na lang siguro kami sa Philippine Carabao Center sa Musuan. At least we can still enjoy local dairy products while supporting local producers.
Anyone else noticed the same thing? Curious din ako what others think about the rebranding and the huge price increase.