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PORAC, Pampanga (PLDT/WeRoam) — Multi-awarded meat processing enterprise Mekeni Food Corp. of this town has diversified quietly into the production of a non-meat product for export to Japan.

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If there is no true Filipino cuisine yet, there is true “Pinoy sarap.”

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Mekeni (Kapampangan term of halina) Food Corporation now a multi awarded meat processing plant producing 70 tons of meat products daily, owed it to the backyard poultry and piggery start up business of public school teachers Felix and Medicia Garcia in barangay Balubad, Porac, Pampanga in the 60's.
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"We were shocked by published reports that the drivers of the two container vans intercepted in Taguig were alleged to have stated that they were delivering the frozen chicken to Mekeni," said Prudencio Garcia, MFC director and treasurer.
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MFC’s deliveries to Metro Manila did not stop either. With two delivery trucks, the five Garcia brothers brought their products to the bank of the Pasig-Potrero River, where the bridge was impassable and manually transported the crates over to the other side.
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PORAC, Pampanga (PLDT/WeRoam) — Multi-awarded meat processing enterprise Mekeni Food Corp. of this town has diversified quietly into the production of a non-meat product for export to Japan.

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Mekeni (Kapampangan term of halina) Food Corporation now a multi awarded meat processing plant producing 70 tons of meat products daily, owed it to the backyard poultry and piggery start up business of public school teachers Felix and Medicia Garcia in barangay Balubad, Porac, Pampanga in the 60's.
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"We were shocked by published reports that the drivers of the two container vans intercepted in Taguig were alleged to have stated that they were delivering the frozen chicken to Mekeni," said Prudencio Garcia, MFC director and treasurer.
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MFC’s deliveries to Metro Manila did not stop either. With two delivery trucks, the five Garcia brothers brought their products to the bank of the Pasig-Potrero River, where the bridge was impassable and manually transported the crates over to the other side.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1125263 [AuthorName] => Angelica A. Angel [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) ) )
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By the Go Negosyo team | September 28, 2007 - 12:00am
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