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Being young may have its drawbacks when doing business, but the first-time entrepreneurs behind Cerealicious, the Philippines' first cereal café, managed to turn youth into their unique trademark instead. Aside from being the brainchild of five young individuals-Crissy Balatbat, 24, Charlene Falcis, 24, Natasha Tabucal, 24, Andrew Varona, 24, and Zandro Zulueta, 29-Cerealicious' primarily targets the 13 to 21 year old age bracket, and also prefers to have younger individuals as franchisers. "They are very active and come up with their own ideas-a few have even proposed new menu items!" says Balatbat. With already three branches open since it officially opened doors in January 2006, Cerealicious' rapid expansion is quite rare for those in the food industry. But, as the owners will attest, they spent their fair share of time in the business planning phase.They began conceptualizing back in March 2005 when Falcis, working in the marketing department of Mister Donut at the time, learned about a hit cereal bar and café in the United States, Cereality. "There are actually a lot of cereal chains in the States, which I thought this was something that would do well in the Philippines," says Falcis. "Plus, I wanted to start something that hadn't been done here yet." So Falcis invited four of her high school and college friends to join her in the venture, and together, they invested a total of P800,000. "We spent P300,000 during the first year. It was pretty difficult-we registered the business, bought all the ingredients, conducted several taste tests, and did everything ourselves," says Balatbat. "Some people weren't very supportive, but according to our studies, there is actually an untapped market of cereal eaters! Charlene and I even quit our jobs to work on this business. It was really a leap of faith." Their approach to business was formal, but still enjoyable, says Balatbat. They drafted business plans and financial projections, and brainstormed ways in which they could localize the cereal café concept. "Filipinos are rice eaters-they aren't used to eating cereal as part of their daily diet," says Falcis. "So we try to educate them about cereal's nutritional benefits, and focus on making the total dining experience of being able to choose different types of cereal and toppings an enjoyable one instead." Their menu, for instance, has a cinematic theme, with a variety of "Cereal Blockbusters". Best-sellers include Nutting Hill, a mix of Koko Krunch, Choco Kisses, nuts, marshmallows, and chocolate syrup; Jumango, scoops of Corn Flakes, mango, honey crumble, and strawberry syrup; and Harry Butter, Finger of Azkaban, a bowl of Honey Crunch, Butterfinger, candy sprinkles, and chocolate syrup. All Blockbusters are sold at a 45 percent markup, in both Small Bowls without ice cream for P40 and Big Bowls with ice cream for P85. "People enjoy looking at our menu-some even order because of the name!" says Balatbat, who attests to the importance of injecting some Filipino humor into the café. "The Blockbusters are also helpful since some people still aren't familiar with which items to mix. There are 15 Blockbusters available, which we plan to change according to how they sell. Others can opt to create their own combinations from our selection of over 30 kinds of cereal and 40 toppings. We even have one customer who spends P150 on his bowl!"
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  written by miriam, July 22, 2008
how do i contact these people. Im rili interested in franchising
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 written by rhea mil rodriguez, October 12, 2008
Hi! i'm rhea from cagayan de oro. May I know how much is your franchise fee and other requirement? thanks!
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 written by alvinne, December 03, 2008
how much does the franchise cost? and may i know its contact number...
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 written by aileen carlota, December 21, 2008
hi im aileen from dumaguete city,how much does the franchise cost?
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 written by Peter Jay Fetiza, January 05, 2009
How much is your franchise fee? How do i contact your office? Please send me your info's through e-mail or text me in this number...09292603549
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 written by Kathleen May , January 15, 2009
hi, I am from Iloilo City. I would like to know how much is your franchise fee and how can I contact you so I can ask some questions regarding this kind of business. I am really interested to be a part of this. thank you.
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 written by JR, February 05, 2009
May I know the franchise fee and the total capital requirement for one stall? What type of locations do you prefer ?
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 written by clarise dizon, February 08, 2009
good day! I am very very interested in franchising this business. Can I have franchise information? I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you very much for giving time in reading this comment.
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 written by Julius, March 02, 2009
Im Julius of Davao City, 23. Im interested in your business. may i know the details of franchising. Thanks a lot!
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 written by katrina sunglao, May 05, 2009
hi!! im very much interested in franchising this product. can you pls send me details, pictures of the products, is it available on karts or stalls only? how much for franchise? im looking forward to your reply.. pls send the infos to my email add.
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or txt me in 09196890505.. thank you!!
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 written by melsma ramirez, July 02, 2009
i'm interested with your business, may i request for franchise information ? please send details at
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. or you may call or text me at 09163938491 thanks
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 written by chris, July 15, 2009
i'd like to franchise. pls. email me at
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. thanks - chris
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 written by rizza, August 22, 2009
cereality was awesome...place was cozy.. and having breakfast is the best way to start your day/.. cerealicious is will be a big hit... keep it up..
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 written by Steve, October 28, 2009
I am interested in franchising this business. Me and my kids are regular customers of cerealicious in BF Resort. Can you pls send me the franchise information thru my email
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. Thanks in advance !
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