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· Michelle De Pacina
A TikTok user, who goes by @Bittersweetblood, sparked a debate on social media after expressing their frustration with the frequent recommendation of Jollibee as the embodiment of Filipino culture, arguing that a better representation would be Mesa, a popular restaurant chain in…
· Ryan General
Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), the Philippines-based company behind fast food chain Jollibee, revealed in a recent Philippine Stock Exchange disclosure that it is expanding its Milksha bubble tea brand in the U.S. through franchising. The company granted MKSA LLC the rights…
· Michelle De Pacina
Jollibee Foods, led by CEO Ernesto Tanmantiong, is making a bold move into the global coffee market with ambitions to rival Starbucks. With a recent $238 million acquisition of a 70% stake in South Korea’s Compose Coffee, Jollibee aims to expand its coffee presence with over…
· Michelle De Pacina
Jollibee has once again received national recognition, ranking as the top fast-food chain for fried chicken in the U.S. USA Today editors recommended pairing Jollibee’s Chickenjoy with its “silky gravy” and ordering the sides. The Filipino chain competed against other popular…
· Carl Samson
Editor’s Note: This article previously reported that Jollibee acquired Compose Coffee for $340 million. It has been corrected to clarify that Jollibee acquired 70% of a deal valued at $340 million. We apologize for the error/confusion. Jollibee Foods, the Philippines’ largest…
· Michelle De Pacina
The National Privacy Commission revealed a data breach affecting 11 million customers across Jollibee Group’s brands, compromising sensitive details like dates of birth and Senior Citizen ID numbers. Deep Web Konek, a cybersecurity firm, initially reported the breach on June 20,…
· Michelle De Pacina
American record producer Benny Blanco faced backlash from Filipino netizens over a TikTok video where he criticized Jollibee after trying it for the first time. Key details: In the video he posted on Friday and titled “my first time trying jollibee,” Blanco reviewed various…
· Isa Peralta
A makeup brand is quickly gaining popularity online for its unique Filipino food-inspired cosmetics. About the brand: Filipinta Beauty, a “conceptual, maximalist brand that celebrates the Philippines,” has been posting on social media platforms such as Instagram since August…
· Michelle De Pacina
Nine former employees of a Jollibee branch in New Jersey organized a protest against the fast food restaurant’s alleged illegal firings after they advocated for higher wages. #Justice4JollibeeWorkers: The ex-employees launched the #Justice4JollibeeWorkers campaign to fight for…
· Ryan General
A Filipino aunt recently went viral on social media for her harmless “fake Jollibee prank” on her nephew. Maricris Soriano Hungriano, a 29-year-old woman from the province of Aurora, cleverly made her 4-year-old nephew John Cedrick eat vegetables by making it look like a meal…
· Ryan General
The Relleve family commissioned two local artists in the Philippines to paint their late father’s tomb with the logo and mascot of Jollibee, his favorite fast-food chain, in preparation for All Saints' Day. According to the man’s daughter, Angelle Roa Relleve, loved Jollibee and…
· Michelle De Pacina
The six-foot-tall, red-and-yellow statue of a smiling bee has made its way to the heart of New York. On Aug. 18, shortly after being named the “best chain fried chicken” in the U.S. by Vox Media’s food website Eater, Filipino fast-food restaurant chain Jollibee opened a flagship…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino fast-food restaurant chain Jollibee’s fried chicken has been named the “best chain fried chicken” in the U.S. by Vox Media’s food website Eater. In Eater’s piece, titled “Which Chain Makes the Best Fried Chicken?” writers and editors pitted 16 fast-food restaurants in…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino fast-food restaurant chain Jollibee will open a flagship restaurant in the heart of Times Square in New York City on Aug. 18. It will be located beside the Good Morning America Studio and the Bow Tie of Midtown, where the Times Square Ball Drop takes place every year.…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino fast-food restaurant chain Jollibee will open its first Australian branch in Campbelltown, Sydney. As of this month, an opening day is yet to be decided, but pre-construction plans are currently in progress. Australia is home to over 300,000 Filipinos, and in…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino American couple Angelica and Robin San Felipe held their wedding reception and photoshoot at a Jollibee in Daly City, San Francisco. The couple first met in college at a university in the Philippines, but their relationship only blossomed after reconnecting in…
· Ryan General
A cancer patient’s farewell bid to his favorite fast food restaurant in the Philippines is touching hearts on social media. Different message: Mechelle Centurias, manager at a Jollibee outlet in Cebu City, shared a Facebook post on Friday narrating the story of a customer who…
· Ryan General
Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) wants to expand its flagship brand Jollibee in 300 locations across North America by 2024. Busy bee: The Philippine company said it is setting up 234 new Jollibee stores in the region, adding to the 66 locations it currently has in 12 U.S. states…
· Ryan General
Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee temporarily closed one of its stores in the Philippines on Wednesday after a customer complained of receiving a delivery order of a “deep fried towel” in place of fried chicken. (To view the videos and photos below, you must click on the…
· Bryan Ke
Philippine fast-food giant Jollibee is closing 255 company-owned stores as the company loses 12 billion Philippine pesos ($240 million) in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Huge hit: The Jollibee Foods Corporation saw the massive loss in sales during the first half of the…
Jollibee connects to Jollibee Foods through fried chicken, spaghetti, family meals, diaspora demand, and repeat visits.
If Jollibee feels like home, that feeling shows up in the line, the family meal, and the repeat visit.
Brand · Food
Jollibee has quietly become one of the world's largest Asian restaurant operators by treating Filipino comfort food as an export and buying its way into coffee and dim sum — its near-10,000-store footprint now spans 19 brands, not just the fried chicken and spaghetti that built it.
Company · Philippines · PSE:JFC
One of the layers behind Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich.
Jollibee Foods Corporation · Food · PSE:JFC
This shows up when a meal that feels like home is no longer just your hometown stop but the same Jollibee run you can repeat in more places across Southeast Asia.
Explainer · Jollibee Foods Corporation
This shows up when a meal that feels like home is no longer just your hometown stop but the same Jollibee run you can repeat in more places across Southeast Asia.
