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DOST SETUP helps improve famous Hopia Malitbogan

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Jairus Bakery is home of Malitbog, Southern Leyte’s famous pasalubong, Hopia Malitboganon. The product is an original creation of the owner, Denny D. Arsenio, because of her desire to give a local pasalubong to a friend from Manila. The product became popular among the locals and visitors in Southern Leyte because of its unique form and taste.

The bakeshop is a family business and its only source of income. It was previously owned by Denny’s in-laws but had closed due to competition. Denny’s family reopened the business 1n 2008 and with her management it was able to grow and has become the favorite bakeshop in Malitbog. Initially, the couple were the only workers in their firm processing only eight kg of flour per day. They managed to grow the bakeshop to employ 12 production workers and 9 peddlers and can process up to 150 kg of flour per day. Even so, they were unable to meet the demands of the market because the operations were highly manual.



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