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The company was founded by Corazon Dayro Ong along with her husband Jose Ong on June 25, 1975 [1] as small business in her residence in Valenzuela. The business was initially known as CDO Food Products with "CDO" derived from the initials of the founder. Their house was transformed into a home factory. [2]
To augment her family's income as her husband struggled to establish his legal practice, Cruz-Reyes set up in 1928 a small carinderia at Calle de Marques de Comillas in Ermita, Manila. [2] She named her eatery Lapu-Lapu (after the Mactan chieftain who defeated Ferdinand Magellan in battle), adopted a native motif as interior decor, and served ...
In 1979, Amalia Hizon Mercado, husband Renato Mercado, and their five children, Consuelo Tiutan, Teresita Moran, Renato Mercado, Ricky Mercado and Romy Mercado established Red Ribbon as a small cake shop along Timog Avenue in Quezon City. [2]
Roberto Fung Kuan was born on August 6, 1948 in Manila, [1] the eldest of four children in an immigrant family. [2]: 48 [3] Kuan's father enforced strict discipline and provided for his children's education, not wanting them to experience the hardships which he had, laboring like a carabao (water buffalo).
Figaro Coffee was established in November 1993 by seven college friends, [3] including Pacita "Chit" Juan and Reena Francisco, as a small kiosk in Glorietta mall in Makati. Juan and Francisco were classmates at the University of the Philippines, where Juan had studied Hotel and Restaurant Administration. Juan, then involved in her family ...
With the success of its flagship brand, JFC acquired some of its competitors in the fast food business in the Philippines and abroad such as Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, and Mang Inasal. [6] As of September 2022, [update] JFC operates more than 6,300 stores worldwide, [ 7 ] with system-wide retail sales totaling ₱ 210.9 billion .
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative. [1] This list includes notable entrepreneurs. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Dennis Ang Uy was born and raised in Davao City [4] to an ethnic Chinese family based in Davao, which is part of the Uys' third generation. Uy's grandparents, Ega Uy and Tao Sui Eng were ethnic Chinese who settled in Davao as merchants.