List of restaurant chains in the Philippines explained

This is a list of notable restaurant chains in the Philippines. A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants with the same name in many different locations that are either under shared corporate ownership (e.g., McDonald's in the United States) or franchising agreements. Typically, the restaurants within a chain are built to a standard format through architectural prototype development and offer a standard menu and/or services.

List

Current

Restaurant chaindata-sort-type=numberYear startedOwned byclass=unsortableBackground / Notes
1st Colonial Grill[1] 2004 24K Foods Corporation [2]
Amber[3] 1988 Amber Golden Chain of Restaurants
1993 Beaming Dreams Corporation
1986 Cabalen Group of Companies
1985
1999 Congo Grille Bar & Restaurant
1991
Deli 1912
Graceland[4] 1972 Graceland Food Industries, Inc.[5]
1971
1978[6] Fast food which serves American-influenced Filipino cuisine. An off-shoot of a Magnolia ice cream parlor franchise established by Tony Tan Caktiong in 1975.
1967[7] Yum! BrandsAmerican fast food chain.
2003
1945
1981[8] American fast food chain. Master franchise in the Philippines is owned by a local company associated with George Yang.[9]
1985 One Food Group
2001
Pancake House 1974
Teriyaki Boy 2001
2011
2006
Sizzlin' Steak -
Teddy’s Bigger BurgersBurger chain2014Hawaiian fast food chain founded by Ted Tsakiris and Rich Stula.[10] It was brought to the country by Sumo Burger Global Inc. via a licensing agreement.[11]
Tropical HutFast food1962[12]
Shakey's PizzaCasual dining1975First pizza chain in the United States. It began in the country under the ownership of San Miguel Corporation.
PopeyesFast food2019Multinational chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants founded by Al Copeland. Closed its Philippine branches in 2007 due to a conflict with its local franchise holder, but later returned in 2019 to re-open seven stores.[13] [14]
Burger KingFast food1997[15] Jollibee Foods CorporationAmerican-based multinational chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.
Gerry's GrillCasual dining1997Gerry Apolinario
Kuya J RestaurantCasual dining2013Kuya J Group Holdings Inc.
Shake ShackFast food2019SSI Group Inc.American fast casual restaurant chain based in New York City. Opened its first branch in the Philippines on May 10, 2019, in Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City.[16]
StarbucksCoffee chain1997Rustan Coffee CorporationOpened its first store in the Philippines at Ayala Avenue in December
2008
Botejyu menuJapanese Food 2016Viva International Food & Restaurants, Inc.Now there are almost 50 Botejyu outlet are working in Philippines.[17]

Former

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1st Colonial Grill: A spicy success achieved through innovation . . August 19, 2019 .
  2. Web site: Global Brand Database .
  3. Web site: Known for 'pancit' Malabon and 'pichi-pichi,' Amber started as a garage eatery . March 17, 2012 .
  4. https://albay.gov.ph/2020/02/graceland/
  5. Web site: Global Brand Database .
  6. News: From Ice Cream Parlor to Fast Food Empire: Tony Tan Caktiong's Story . November 2, 2017 . World Intellectual Property Organization.
  7. Web site: Who We Are . KFC Philippines . Yum! Brands Inc. . 20 March 2022 . en.
  8. Book: Matejowsky . Ty . Fast Food Globalization in the Provincial Philippines . December 20, 2017 . Lexington Books . 978-0739139905 . 34–35 . November 5, 2018 . Of Burges and Bees : Golden Arches Filipino. https://books.google.com/books?id=PbpCDwAAQBAJ&q=McDonald's%20Philippines&pg=PA34.
  9. Book: Matejowsky . Ty . Fast Food Globalization in the Provincial Philippines . 20 December 2017 . Lexington Books . 978-0739139905 . 35–41 . November 5, 2018 . Of Burges and Bees : McGeorge Yang. https://books.google.com/books?id=PbpCDwAAQBAJ&q=McDonald's%20Philippines&pg=PA34.
  10. Web site: 2014-08-19 . Teddy's Bigger Burgers Opens in The Philippines . 2022-04-06 . Tales From The Tummy . en-US.
  11. Web site: Remo . Amy R. . 2014-08-22 . Hawaii burger chain making waves in PH . 2022-04-06 . INQUIRER.net . en.
  12. Web site: Tropical Hut Case Study - 1240 Words Bartleby . 2022-06-20 . www.bartleby.com.
  13. Web site: 2021-06-29 . Popeyes brings spicy fried chicken to Metro Manila . 2022-07-08 . RAPPLER . en-US.
  14. Web site: Christina . Mendez . Conrado Jr. . Diaz . Texas Chicken, Popeye's file suit vs US franchisor . 2022-07-08 . Philstar.com.
  15. Web site: Spoiled for Choices at Burger King in the Philippines . 2022-07-08 . Around The Philippines.
  16. Web site: Rodriguez . Lian . 2019-05-07 . Shake Shack burgers first branch ever in the Philippines opens May 10 . 2022-07-08 . Out of Town Blog . en-US.
  17. Web site: Botejyu Philippines . menuprice.ph . August 8, 2024 . August 14, 2024.
  18. Web site: Burger chain outlets face closure for lack of permit . Margaux Ortiz . INQUIRER.net . 2007-06-15.
  19. Web site: Whatever Happened to Cindy's? . June 30, 2022 .