Distribution of MBG Kitchens in Indonesia as of May 2025: West Java Has the Most

Based on data from the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) website, the number of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) for the free nutritious food (MBG) program reached 1,431 units as of May 23, 2025.

SPPGs are responsible for implementing the MBG program, targeting 15 to 16.5 million beneficiaries. Therefore, SPPGs can be considered as communal kitchens preparing the meals. SPPGs reportedly collaborate with various parties, including nutritionists, accountants, Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes), the Defense University (Unhan), and the Ministry of Public Works (PU).

Databoks scraped data from the BGN to compile the number of MBG kitchens in each province. West Java has the highest number with 368 SPPG units.

Central Java is second with 170 SPPG units, followed by East Java in third place with 113 SPPG units.

Outside the top three, the number is less than 100 units. These provinces include South Sumatra with 67 SPPG units, DKI Jakarta with 55 SPPG units, and South Sulawesi with 54 SPPG units.

Then there's West Nusa Tenggara with 49 units, followed by Aceh, Banten, and North Sumatra, each with 46 SPPG units in the top 10.

Provinces with the fewest MBG kitchens are South Papua with only 1 unit, and Central Papua, Mountainous Papua, and North Kalimantan, each with 3 units.

This data may not be the most up-to-date from the BGN. According to the latest BGN release, the number of SPPGs has reached 1,994 units. The projection by the end of 2025 is 30,000 SPPG units.

The Head of BGN, Dadan Hindayana, explained that the increase in MBG kitchens must be accompanied by supervision from the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM).

"I think this growth must be supported by sufficient funding. Therefore, I recommend that the BPOM's budget be increased to inspect us, or we could collaborate with them on this matter," said Dadan in a hearing with Commission IX of the DPR RI in Jakarta on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.