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| Philippine Seven Corporation Philippine Seven Corporation ("PSC") was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 1982. It acquired from Southland Corporation (now 7-Eleven Inc.) of Dallas, Texas the license to operate 7-Eleven stores in the Philippines in December 13, 1982. Operations commenced with the opening of its first store in February 29, 1984 at the corner of Kamias Road and EDSA Quezon City, Metro Manila. Considering the country's economic condition at that time, the company grew slowly in its first year of existence. |
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| Jollibee Jollibee is a phenomenal success story: what began as a two-branch ice cream parlor in 1975 offering hot meals and sandwiches became incorporated in 1978 with seven outlets to explore the possibilities of a hamburger concept. Thus was born the company that revolutionized fast food in the Philippines. |
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| Chowking Chowking is a Philippine-based Chinese cuisine fast-food restaurant chain, predominantly selling noodle soups, dimsum and rice toppings. It was founded in 1985 by Robert Kuan as a Chinese counterpart to American fast-food giant McDonald's, Chowking expanded steadily through the 1980s and 1990s, and eventually venturing into international markets, such as the United States and the Middle East. The chain was bought by Jollibee Foods Corporation in 2000, who have since continued both local and international expansion. |
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| Greenwich Pizza Greenwich Pizza is one true Filipino pizza chain – a small entrepreneurship that made an extraordinary leap to the big league. What started out as a small over-the-counter pizza store in the Greenhills Commercial Center in 1971, is now the Philippines’ biggest pizza chain |
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| McDonald's Philippines With the desire of providing Filipino customers with high quality food and service that meet global standards, George T. Yang, opened the first McDonald's store along Morayta, Manila in 1981. |
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| KFC Philippines KFC started its operation in the Philippines in 1967, it was managed by different franchisees. On June 1994, Manuel U. Agustines obtained the sole franchise over the sale and distribution of KFC products in the Philippines, under the corporate name of Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) Corporation. At present , the management of KFC Philippines is working hard to maintain the standards and excellence that made KFC one of the fastest growing Quick Service Restaurants in the Industry. It is embarking on a major expansion program not only in Metro Manila area but also in the provincial areas of the country to meet its growing customer deman |
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| Taco Bell Taco Bell in the US TACO BELL: Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., is the world's No. 1 taco restaurant serving also burritos, signature Quesadillas, nachos and other specialty items. Taco Bell serves more than 35 million customers each week in more than 6,500 restaurants. In 2003, Taco Bell generated sales of $5.4 billion. At this time, there are over 280 restaurants operating in Canada , Guam, Aruba , Dominican Republic , Chile , Costa Rica , Guatemala , Puerto Rico , Ecuador , Hawaii , Asia, Europe, and now in the Philippines . |
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| Pizza Hut Philippines
Philippine Pizza Inc., the franchise owner and operator of Pizza Hut, has over 140 restaurants, here in the Philippines since it began in 1984. Its locations are strategically located from Baguio to Mindanao & are now the country’s most popular pizza restaurant, with its dine-in restaurants, delivery units and express counters. For the more discerning food enthusiast, there’s Pizza Hut Bistro. A breakthrough concept in dining, Pizza Hut Bistro concept offers the best of casual dining, giving you the chance to enjoy the best Italian-American, along with classy ambience and first class service.
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| Vienna Kaffeehaus Vienna Kaffeehaus based in the Philippines, was founded December 1983 in Cebu. Up till today, Vienna Kaffeehaus is voted to one of the most popular restaurants in Cebu. Vienna Kaffeehaus is also one of the most cozy places in the Philippines. Vienna Kaffeehaus has franchises in the Visayas and Mindanao as well in Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod City and Cagayan de Oro. |
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| Cafe Laguna
CAFÉ LAGUNA began as a labor of love for the urbina family. Coming from a long line of fine cooks, Lita Urbina decided to share her culinary talents with everyone. She got the love for cooking from her mother who owned a restaurant in Cartimar, Manila. As a young girl, she remembered being exposed to the restaurant business and how it was managed. With the help and encouragement of her family, Mrs. Urbina decided to open her own carenderia which served Filipino food with a distinctive taste incomparable to this day. Food was not only sumptuous but enkindled memories of homecooked meals shared with friends and family. |
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| Dairy Queen The Dairy System is one of the largest ice cream chain in the world, with 000 restaurants. In the Philippines the Dairy Queen is owned and operated by the Araneta Group, the same franchise owner of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. |
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| Goldilocks Goldilocks had humble beginnings in a simple one-door apartment in a two-story structure at 2300 Pasong Tamo Street in Makati. |
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| Plains and Prints Raffco International Trading is one of the most dynamic and promising retail corporations in the Philippines. It owns and operates Plains and Prints, a chain of apparel stores offering women’s clothes and fashion accessories under the Plains & Prints label. |
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| Reyes Haircutters (RHC) Reyes Haircutters - #1 Salon in the PhilippinesCelestino "Les" Reyes, Chairman and CEO of Reyes Hair Co. International, Inc. is a Internationally Certified Franchise Executive who started Reyes Haircutters (RHC) with that unique zeal and passion for making others feel and look good all the time. Belonging to a renowned clan of salon entrepreneurs starting off with "Mama Ada" of Ada's Beauty Salon in the early 1960's; Les was first to introduce the concept of "Filipino Family Salon" in his Xristian Reyes Salon. The idea of the family, with prices that are still within the reach of the masses. |
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| SOLEREX Water Technologies, Inc SOLEREX Water Technologies, Inc., is an all Filipino corporation engaged in the sale, franchising and management of Water Refilling Stations (WRS). SOLEREX has likewise firmly established itself as a competent and trustworthy supplier of water filtration, sterilization and purification equipment throughout its 21 years of existence in the field. |
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| McDonald's Philippines With the desire of providing Filipino customers with high quality food and service that meet global standards, George T. Yang, opened the first McDonald's store along Morayta, Manila in 1981. |
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| Island Souvenirs Island Souvenirs continues to make the Philippines proud by their quality products. As the winner of the outstanding Retailer of the Year award, the Entrepreneur 10, and the prestigious Agora Marketing Awards, Islands Souvenirs keeps the Filipino joyful, festive spirit alive all year round. |
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| Bayo Bayo started out as a made-to-measure dress shop in Makati. The need to expand grew bigger when Bayo launched its ready-to-wear line. In 1992, the growing demand triggered the establishment of Lyncor, Inc., then a manufacturing firm, to support Bayo. |
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| Penshoppe PENSHOPPE is all about the youth – the overflowing energy, spontaneous confidence and vibrant lifestyle of this stage of a person’s life. |
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| Kamiseta Kamiseta is the leading specialty retailer of fashionable casual apparel, accessories and footwear targeted at girls between the ages 16 and 34. The Kamiseta brand is hip, youthful and active. Kamiseta has been rapidly increasing its influence and popularity with its core customer group. |
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