That’s how it all began on June 25, 1975 for Dietician Corazon Dayro-Ong (FOUNDER).

From
a simple dream of providing delicious food for her family, the story of CDO has turned into an
endless commitment of providing Filipinos with high quality food products, at the most affordable
prices.

In their family home, she started to produce homemade meat products to sell to her friends and
neighbors. Corazon, a nutritionist-dietitian, and her husband started the company at their home in
Valenzuela City, which became the production, warehouse and distribution area.The couple’s
production area was a makeshift kitchen while their dining area served as the research and
development and quality assurance offices. The warehouse and distribution center was their
garage. They produced and distributed siopao with a longganisa filling, longganisa and tocino
products, which were patronized by neighbors and friends. (STAGE 1) Orders began pouring in
as her products gained popularity through word of mouth. Before long, her family’s residential lot
in Marulas, Valenzuela became the site of a small meat processing plant. One woman’s dream
slowly became a reality to benefit millions of Filipinos. In 1981, Foodsphere, Inc. was established
as the producer of CDO brand of processed meat, with the inclusion of many new product lines.
Empowering her family to reach goals beyond what she had imagined, the company flourished
with the Ong family as its key officers.

Eight years later, Foodsphere, Inc. would acquire a 5,000 square meter plot of land in Canumay,
Valenzuela. This would make way for a new plant capable of producing up to 30,000 kgs of
assorted meat products daily.

In 1997, an impressive techno plant on a sprawling 2.5-hectare property in Paso de Blas,

Valenzuela was established. With the rise of a new plant came a major increase in production. The
company was capable of producing up to 100 metric tons of assorted meat products and 7,000
canned products per day. About a decade later, Foodsphere Inc. made a major leap with the
creation of its mega plant in Malvar, Batangas. The quick expansion of the company became a
testimony of its solidity as arising establishment.

In 2011 Foodsphere launched Highlands Corned Beef as its entry into the premium corned beef
segment. Highlands is a brand that is made with Angus Beef.
All that Foodsphere has accomplished through the years are translated into direct, as well as
indirect benefits to its business partners and target customers. And because Foodsphere owes much
of its success to its stakeholders, the company is deeply committed to building more entrepreneurs,
and ultimately, to helping uplift the Philippine economy.

Foodsphere is a proud awardee of the Certificate of Accreditation by the National Meat Inspection
Commission for passing the standards of the International and Domestic Meat Trade with an
“AAA” mark. And in 2012, Foodsphere achieved yet another milestone with its ISO certification.
These, along with other awards and citations, speak of the company’s commitment to the highest
level of quality and excellence.

(Stage 3)

Partners: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. Bantay Bata 163 Sagip Kapamilya

GMA Kapuso Foundation Inc
Life Improvement Network for Assistance and Progress (LINGAP)
Bethlehem House of Bread
Fiore del Carmelo
He Cares Foundation
Project Matthew
Holy Trinity Home for Children
(https://www.cdo.com.ph/our-advocacy-2/)
CDO Foodsphere and Unilab: A partnership for keeps
It’s a partnership that spans nine years, with health and nutrition at the foundation of a program
called Gabay Nutrisyon.