Saturday, July 17, 2010

16 kinds of Davao cheese find its market nationwide


About 16 kinds of Davao City cheese are now available in the market nationwide.

Starting cheese making in 2008, the Puentespina family, Malagos Farm and Garden Resort owner, is currently producing 16 kinds of cheese.

The processing farm is likely becoming the pioneer in this city or the entire Mindanao Island and even some big supermarkets in Metro Manila.

Malagos Garden Resort director, Dr. Roberto “Bo” Puentespina said their cheese is finding its market to the country’s flag carrier, Philippine Air Lines (PAL) more particularly the “Feta Cheese” brand, serve in the airline’s Business Class.

The Malagos Cheese also finds its way from Davao City’s malls, hotels, and restaurants to high-end malls, hotels and restaurants in Manila among others, the Rustans branches in Makati City, Puentespina said.

He added that the Malagos Cheese also finds its way in various Manila restobars.

Cheese is a food processing ventured into by the family from its dairy animals raised at the Malagos Farm, specifically goats and cows.

The current 300 heads of dairy goats in the Malagos Farm are producing 100 liters of milk per day, while the 27 heads of Holstein cows are producing 50 liters of milk per day, Puentespina said.

The milk production has enabled the processing of 16 kinds of cheese, he said.

However, Puentespina is confident of a milk production growth in the future.

Puentespina however said the family is not keen of going into exports for its cheese processing in the event that there is already a considerable local market.

He also said as of now, the Malagos Cheese is exclusive to PAL being the country’s flag carrier.

However, he is not discounting the possibility of expanding its distribution to other airlines maybe in the future in view of business considerations.

The Malagos Farm is providing 70 kilos of each kind of Malagos Cheese to PAL per day.

He said PAL is also carrying the Malagos Cheese in its international flights.

During the upcoming Malagos Farm Fair on August 8 and 9, the seminars being offered will include Cheese Making.

With the impressive market of the Malagos Cheese in a short period since it started, cheese making is fast becoming a lucrative business. (PNA)

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