BDO backs agricultural expansion to boost food security

MANILA, Philippines — Sy-led BDO Unibank Inc. has reaffirmed its commitment to food security and inclusive growth by supporting the continued expansion of Bounty Fresh Group Holdings Inc., one of the country’s largest fully integrated poultry producers.

Charles Rodriguez, executive vice president and head of BDO’s Institutional Banking Group, said the partnership reflects the bank’s broader commitment to national development.

“At BDO, supporting companies like Bounty Fresh Food goes beyond financing,” Rodriguez said. “We share a vision of nation-building – one that empowers communities and uplifts the lives of Filipinos.”

Through its continued partnership with agribusiness leaders, BDO said it aims to advance food sustainability and strengthen the country’s agricultural value chain, in line with national efforts to achieve long-term food security.

From its beginnings as a modest family-run enterprise, Bounty Fresh Food has evolved into a major player in the agri-food industry, with brands such as Bounty Fresh and Chooks-to-Go becoming household names.

The company is recognized for pioneering traceable and antibiotic-free poultry production and for developing a nationwide food system that is both resilient and inclusive.

“Food security and nutrition have always been at the heart of our purpose,” Tennyson Chen, chairman of Bounty Fresh Group Holdings, said.

“We entered the agri-food space to contribute to these national priorities while helping professionalize and boost the local poultry sector,” Chen added.