BesTaste is a USA brand of dimsum manufactured by Ramar Foods, the company that pirated the Magnolia brand from the Philippines. As true Filipinos, we are calling for a boycott of all products by Ramar Foods due to their documented practice of pirating brands from our homeland, including Pampanga’s Best.
Do NOT buy any of Ramar Foods’ siopao or siomai (which the company calls shu mai).
Ipagtanggol ang dignidad ng mga marka ng Pilipinas.
Huwag bumili ng anumang produkto ng kumpanyang Ramar Foods.
There are many alternatives to BesTaste Dimsum in the United States. Exercise your power as consumer. Do not let your hard-earned dollars go to unethical companies such as Ramar Foods.
Moreover, let the stores that carry their products know of this company’s unethical business practices. Tell your friends about the OMGpeke scandal. Knowledge is power. Our fellow Pinoys can’t make an informed decision about where to ethically spend their money if they don’t know of issues such as this.
To this day, many Filipino Americans have no clue that the “Magnolia” products they buy in the United States are not in any way related to San Miguel Philippines. In fact, Ramar Foods keeps suing San Miguel!
Mull that over for a minute. San Miguel created the Magnolia brand of ice cream in the 1920s. It developed it into a brand trusted and loved by Filipinos the world over. It’s been known as the first brand of ice cream in Asia. That’s an honor for our country. Then out of nowhere, this California company just uses both the name AND the exact same logo on their own unaffiliated products in California, making many Filipino Americans assume that this is the Magnolia of our home country.
BOYCOTT these brands belonging to Ramar Foods: Orientex Frozen Lumpia, Frescano Bangus Milkfish, Baguio, So Naimas, Bestaste Shumai, BesTaste Siopao, Bestaste Dumplings, Turo-Turo Gourmet, Kusina ni Maria, Magnolia Longanisa (sic), Magnolia Tocino, Magnolia Beef Tapa, Magnolia Frozen Cocktail Hotdogs, Manila Gold Calamansi
Always check the label of any “Magnolia” product you see in the stores in the United States and Canada. If you don’t see “San Miguel” on the label, then it’s the fake Magnolia.
Spend your money on upstanding Fil-American and Fil-Canadian companies who worked hard to develop their own products and customer base without resorting to unethical marketing shortcuts involving outright brand piracy and trademark piracy. Defend the dignity of the Philippines. Don’t buy Ramar.
