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Shakey's Pizza is a pizza restaurant chain based in the United States and the Philippines. [1] Founded in 1954, it was the first franchise pizza chain in the United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1968, the chain had 342 locations. [ 4 ]
The Shakey's Super League (SSL) is a women's volleyball league in the Philippines contested within the collegiate and high school levels. [1] The league is organized by Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (SPAVI) and the Athletic Events and Sports Management Group Inc. (ACES).
In 2021, Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures Inc., the Philippine franchise of Shakey's Pizza, acquired Potato Corner; [7] the acquisition deal was completed in 2022.
Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson (September 2, 1925 – October 31, 1998) was an American jazz patron and the founder in 1954 of Shakey's Pizza, which hosted live jazz-oriented music nightly. Early history [ edit ]
The first branch of Yellow Cab Pizza Co. opened along Makati Avenue in Makati in April 2001. [4] Because of having "yellow cab" in its name, many people thought of the chain as a taxi business; however, the name is a reference to the way it frequently uses the colors black and yellow , a pattern seen on New York City taxicabs.
The Premier Volleyball League was established in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League.The league was founded by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc., a group led by former Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Jun Bernardino, Ricky Palou, Moying Martelino and Rhea Navarro, with Shakey's Pizza serving as the title sponsor throughout the lifetime of the SVL. [3]
The Shakey's V-League was initially an inter-collegiate women's league with teams from the UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI among others playing in the league. [2] The league had Shakey's Pizza as its title sponsor since its inception [1] until 2016. [3] The league would include corporate and non-collegiate teams in 2011. [2]
Max's Restaurant in Malolos, Bulacan. Max's Restaurant was first established in 1945, shortly after World War II, by Maximo Gimenez, a Stanford-educated teacher.Gimenez befriended the American occupation troops stationed in Quezon City, who regularly paid visits to Maximo's home for drinks; the troops later insisted that they pay for the food and beverages being served, prompting Maximo to ...