ADORA, ERIKA MAE BSHM-2B

ASSIGNMENT IN QUICK FOOD SERVICE MWF 1:00-

2:00pm

Mang Inasal Philippines, Inc., also known as Mang Inasal, (Hiligaynon for "Mr.

Barbecue") is a barbecue fast food restaurantchain in the Philippines, established in Iloilo

City in 2003.

The company was started by Edgar Sia, who owned his first business at the age of twenty. Sia

engaged in the food business at twenty-six years of age, opening the first Mang Inasal branch

in December 2003 at the Robinsons Mall Carpark in Iloilo City. The restaurant was an instant

success, despite stiff competition from other, more established grilled-food restaurants.

The chain opened its first branches within the Visayan region, then expanded to

neighboring Mindanao to the south before spreading to Metro Manila. Thereafter, the

company started franchising in 2005. By 2008, Mang Inasal had opened 23 restaurants, with

ten being franchised.

In October 2010, 70% of Mang Inasal was acquired by Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC),

for ₱3 billion ($68.8 million). In April 2016, JFC (Jollibee Food Corporation) acquired the

remaining 30% previously belonging to Injap Investment which is owned by Inasal's founder.

The Figaro Coffee Company (Figaro) is a Philippine coffee company and coffeehouse

chain. Figaro works on the franchise model. As of September 2013, it had 55 outlets in

Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Papua New Guinea. The company does not own roasting

facilities, but rather employs the facilities of a sister company, Boyd’s Coffee Company.

Figaro was established in November 1993 by seven college friends (including Pacita "Chit"

Juan, who was the CEO of Figaro, and Reena S. Franciso, who became its COO till 2008) as

a small kiosk in Glorietta mall (Makati, Manila) selling fresh ground coffee and tea

paraphernalia. Two of the founders, including Pacita Juan and Reena S. Franciso Pacita, were

classmates at the University of the Philippines, where Pacita had studied Hotel and

Restaurant Administration. Pacita in her family business and then decided to start a coffee

shop, something that she had earlier dabbled with while still in college. The first outlet was

called the "F" store and employed one managing partner and two employees. The shop had

coffee and tea paraphernalia including fresh ground coffee beans. After a few trying initial

months, the owners decided to give the coffee shop a name. In April 1994, the founders chose

the name "Figaro", inspired by the opera Barber of Seville, thus Figaro was born. Pacita and

her friends wanted to set up a place where "Filipinos can get the perfect coffee and all the
necessary accoutrements for coffee making”. Pacita subsequently became the CEO of Figaro,

a position she retained till 2008 when the chain was sold to Jerry Liu, a Taiwanese

businessman. Jose Fernando Alcantara took Pacita's place in 2008, followed by CrisMel

Verano in 2009. Reena remained the Chief Operating Officer till 2008.

In 1998, Pacita met Father Roger Bagao, a coffee farmer and priest from Tagaytay City who

headed a farmers' coffee cooperative. In 1999, Figaro introduced Cafe Barako, as part of the

"Save the Barako" campaign. Around the same time, the Figaro foundation was set up, to

help coffee farmers grow coffee profitably. In 2002, while at Figaro, Pacita became the

President of the National Coffee Development Board (now Philippine Coffee Board Inc).

After Figaro, Pacita went on to set up ECHOstore. In 2005, Figaro opened its first overseas

outlet in Shanghai. By mid-2006, Figaro had grown to 53 outlets, most of which were

in Metro Manila, with two in Baguio and one in Davao. In 2006 (and again in 2009), Figaro

voiced plans on an IPO in Makati Stock Exchange; however, those did not materialise. In

December 2006, Figaro opened its first branch in Cebu city, and opened another 12 stores in

2007. 2008 marked a turning point for Figaro, as Pacita and Reena left it, while the Tanseco

family became its majority shareholders. In 2009, the company underwent financial

restructuring and closed some of its overseas branches.

Some trademarks of Figaro continue to be owned by Pacita and are currently contested in

court. In the same year, Figaro began to experiment in retailing and exporting organic coffee.

In April 2013, the franchisee manager of Figaro, Mike Barret, informed the media of their

intent to open outlets in Fiji and Vietnam.

Gerry’s Restaurant and Bar, formerly Gerry's Grill, is a group of restaurants based in the

Philippines. Its first branch opened at Tomas Morato in Quezon City on February 14, 1997.

Years after two more branches opened in the US. In 2010, they started to expand in Singapore

and 2012 in Qatar. As of June 21, 2019, Gerry's Grill has already 117 branches locally and

internationally. Company fare includes grilled seafood, pica-pica and Asian and Filipino

dishes.

Gerry's Grill was opened by Gerry Apolinario on February 14, 1997 as a bar where people

could hang out after work. Since then, the restaurant business rapidly expanded.

After opening a couple of branches in the United States, the restaurant chain plans to put up

and outlet in Singapore. It has been opened at the Marina Bay on December 2010.

Other countries that are being considered to have branches soon include Canada, Australia,

and Thailand.