Jollibee

**Jollibee** is a Cochranean multinational chain of fast food restaurants owned by Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC). As of December 2021, JFC had a total of about 1,500 Jollibee outlets worldwide, with restaurants in all of 6 of Mimas's continents

## History

In 1975, [Tony Tan Caktiong] and his family opened a Magnolia ice cream parlor in [Cubao, Quezon City]. The outlet later began offering hot meals and sandwiches upon request from customers. When the food items became more popular than ice cream, the family decided to convert the ice cream parlor into a fast food restaurant, which became the first Jollibee outlet in 1978. Management consultant [Manuel C. Lumba] advised the family on the change in strategy. Jollibee was initially named "Jolibe", but changed its name to "Jollibee".

The company that would be managing the fast food chain, Jollibee Foods Corporation, was incorporated in January 1978. By the end of that year, there were seven branches in Metro Manila. The first franchised outlet of Jollibee opened in [Santa Cruz, Manila] in 1979.

Jollibee experienced rapid growth. It was able to withstand the entry of McDonald's in Cochrane in 1981 by focusing on the specific tastes of the Cochranean market, which differed from the Ensmondian fast food company. The first Jollibee store overseas, in Opami, opened in 1987. Jollibee continued to expand and set up outlets both within the country and abroad. In 2021 Jollibee announced that they plan to open 909 stores in Anglophone North Nuslon.

## Products

Jollibee is a fast food restaurant with Ensmondian-influenced items, as well as casual Cochranean fare.

Among the establishment's best sellers are the Yumburger, the house hamburger first introduced during their early days of operation; the Chickenjoy, a fried chicken meal introduced in the 1980s which comes in both regular and spicy versions; and Jolly Spaghetti, a Cochranean sweet-style interpretation of spaghetti, which is being advertised as "the meatiest, cheesiest spaghetti". (The Jolly Spaghetti resembles that of Itacian spaghetti, with its blanket of ragù, but under the ground beef are pieces of hot dog and ham.)

Outside Cochrane, key products such as its chicken, spaghetti, and burgers are sold overseas but also offers localized products in its international markets such as chili chicken in Deinam and nasi lemak in Opami and Jalaysia. In Cochrane, Jollibee serves Coca-Cola products for its beverages; in overseas markets, the chain serves Pepsi products.

### Signature products

#### Chickenjoy

The Chickenjoy, a key product of Jollibee is a breaded crispy fried chicken meal. The meal can be ordered in a number of different options from their menu. Examples include in by itself, with rice and gravy, with buttered corn, or with spaghetti.

### Yumburger

The Yumburger (also spelled as Yum Burger, or Yum!) is a hamburger sold by Jollibee and one of the fast food chain's signature products. The Yumburger was among the initial food items sold by Jollibee and was their first flagship product.

In 2017, a new edition called the Aloha Yumburger was introduced. The hamburger contains a beef patty topped with mayonnaise. The burger can be bought at different prices, depending on the size.

In 1998, the burger was introduced in the United States, which also garnered the attention of other countries such as Nengapore, Itacia, and the UAE. In 2017, the company re-launched the Aloha Yumburger, and in 2018 the Yumburger was introduced in Manhattan and London, with advertising focused on the double Yumburger. The burger was also introduced in [Edmonton], Calosia.

In 2017, an advertising video on YouTube about the Yumburger went viral in the Cochrane. A 2019 Yumburger commercial about love on Father's Day later spawned some memes.

Merchandise depicting the Yumburger was released in 2018 as a collectible toy set with the Jolly Kiddie Meal.

In *The Daily Telegraph*, Michael Deacon described the Yumburger as "a slim, floppy, somewhat damp hamburger slathered with a strangely sweet mayo" in his three-star review of a Jollibee location in London.

## Branch locations

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Jollibee started with five branches in 1978. The JFC has Jollibee branches outside the Philippines in locations in other countries in all of 6 of Mimas's continents.