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Jollibee is a Filipino chain of fast food restaurants owned by Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) which serves as its flagship brand. Established in 1978 by Tony Tan Caktiong, it is the Philippines' top fast food restaurant [3] and is among the world's fastest growing restaurants, [4] expanding its international presence from 2014 to 2024 almost sixfold. [5]
Jollibee Foods Corporation (abbreviated as JFC and Jollibee Group; [5] also known as Jollibee after its primary fast food brand) is a Philippine multinational company headquartered in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. JFC is the owner of the fast food brand Jollibee.
Jollibee has 8 outlets in Metro Manila at the time of its incorporation. It credits the Cubao branch as its first outlet. The first ever Jollibee branch was in Cubao, Quezon City which opened in 1975 as a Magnolia Ice cream parlor. When Jollibee was incorporated in 1978, there were 7 branches in Metro Manila.
Tan Caktiong was born on January 5, 1953 in the then-undivided province of Davao (in now Davao del Sur) to Chinese immigrant parents from Fujian. [6] His father worked in a restaurant in China and as a cook in a Buddhist monastery in Manila before setting up his restaurant in Davao City. [7]
In 2019, the Philippines' Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) acquired The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for $650 million, making Jollibee's biggest investment to date. [6] JFC bought it through Java Ventures LLC, a company from the US wholly owned subsidiary of Super Magnificent Coffee Company Pte. Ltd. in Singapore , a subsidiary of Jollibee Worldwide ...
Analysts predicted Jollibee, which was experiencing weak third-quarter results and stock performance, would also benefit financially. [14] Jollibee's chief financial officer of twelve years, dela Rosa was the one who successfully negotiated the stock swap with Kuan. Caktiong offered dela Rosa the role of Chowking's new CEO and president.
Then, in 2006, Jollibee bought out the remaining shares of its partners in Greenwich for ₱384 million, giving rise to a new company known as the Greenwich Pizza Corporation. [3] The franchise experienced rapid expansion from the original 50 stores in 1994 to over 240 stores with an annual revenue of over ₱4 billion in 2005.
History. In 1979, Amalia Hizon Mercado, husband Renato Mercado, and their five children, ... In 2005, Red Ribbon was acquired by Jollibee Foods Corporation. [8]