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Jollibee Foods
Corporation
CASE
Leonardo R. Garcia Jr., Christopher Lovelock, and Jochen Wirtz
A Philippine fast food company has achieved market dominance in three segments in
its home country — burgers and chicken, pizzas, and Chinese food — beating out
well-known international competitors such as McDonald’s and Pizza Hut. What is the
secret to its domestic success and what are the lessons for its international ventures?
Around the world, when someone says “fast food
restaurant,” the chances are high that the first name that
comes to mind will be McDonald’s, the world’s largest
quick-service restaurant chain. In 2004, McDonald’s
held a 20% share of the US fast food market, triple that
of its nearest competitor Burger King. This was not the
case, however, in the Philippines where, for more than
two decades, fast food had been synonymous with the
name Jollibee. In the global business arena, Jollibee
Foods Corporation (JFC) was not exactly a household
name. But in its niche, the Philippines, where it
controlled four brands — Jollibee, Delifrance,
Greenwich Pizza, and Chowking — it dominated the
market.
During the 1990s, JFC extended its sights overseas,
opening a small number of restaurants in several Asian
and Middle Eastern locations. The company’s chairman
and chief executive officer (CEO), Tony Tan Caktiong,
observed:
Internationalization remains a key component
of our business strategy, even as we continue
to reinforce our domestic network of stores.
Our goals of continued growth, profitability,
and market leadership, as well as our
contribution to the development of our
country, may lie not just in continuing to
expand aggressively at home but also in
becoming a truly multinational Filipino
corporation.
© 2005 by Leonardo R. Garcia, Jr., Christopher H.
Lovelock, and Jochen Wirtz.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Kristine Abante.
This case is based on published sources, student
research, and personal experience. It was prepared
solely for use as a learning tool and is not intended to
serve as an endorsement, source of primary data, or
illustration of effective or ineffective management.
Financial data in the Philippine pesos (exchange rates
in mid-2004 were PHP1 = US$0.018, or US $1 = PH56).
By September 2004, the total number of stores
worldwide in the JFC Group had grown to 1,128, of
which 1,008 were located in the Philippines, and the
balance in several other countries, led by the recently
acquired Yonghe King chain in China. That year,
Jollibee beat 31 other entrepreneurs from around the
world to win the 2004 World Entrepreneur of the Year
award, sponsored by Ernst and Young, one of the
world’s top accounting firms.
JOLLIBEE: THE EARLY YEARS
Humble Beginnings
In 1975, Tony Tan Caktiong, a Filipino of Chinese
ancestry, and his brothers opened two ice cream parlors
in Manila’s commercial districts of Cubao and Quiapo.
These ice cream parlors were an instant hit among
foodloving Filipinos, who came to associate the stores
with special occasions such as birthdays and holidays.
In no time, the Tan brothers had decided to expand their
menu and began offering other quick meals such as hot
sandwiches, spaghetti, and burgers. After its second
year of operations, the Tan brothers noted that the store
was actually earning more from the side orders,
specifically their burgers, than from the ice cream.
Following the taste and feel of the market, the Tan
brothers decided to develop their own unique brand by
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coming up with a menu that would appeal to the
Filipino palate. Jollibee was conceived as a fast food
outlet of highquality but reasonably-priced food
products tailored especially for Filipinos, who were
served by a jolly, “busy-as-a-bee” restaurant crew.
Hence the birth of the bright red and yellow “Jolly Bee”
mascot, which had since become a favorite among
Filipino children. In response to the growing popularity
of their sweet homemade burgers — made from their
mother’s secret recipe — and the other hot meals, Tony
Tan and his brothers formed Jollibee Foods
Corporation (JFC) in 1978 to exploit the possibilities of
a hamburger concept more fully. By that time, the firm
had seven outlets.
When McDonald’s entered the Philippine market in
1981 and began opening stores in Manila, some
industry observers questioned whether the little 11store local chain could survive. However, Jollibee’s
management team decided to see this as an opportunity
that would allow them to benchmark the American
giant’s operations and then bring their own chain up to
world-class standards. In particular, they focused on
learning about the sophisticated operating systems that
enabled McDonald’s to control its quality, costs, and
service at the store level — an area of weakness in the
local firm that had constrained further expansion. As
Tony Tan gained a better understanding of McDonald’s
business model, he recognized not only strengths but
also specific areas of weakness in the latter’s strategy,
reflecting its standardized product line and a USdominated decision processes.
Capturing Filipinos’ Taste Buds
In the Philippines, people love to eat and are used to
doing so up to five times daily, enjoying snacks in
between meals and a comfortable place to chat with
friends and loved ones. As a result, the nation had
become an attractive market for global players such as
McDonald’s, KFC, Wendy’s, Burger King, and Pizza
Hut. Yet, despite growing competition, Jollibee had
managed to maintain its dominant position as the
leading fast food chain in the Philippines, with a menu
tailored specifically to the Filipinos’ preferences.
Jollibee’s keen insight and understanding of the
Filipino psyche had brought to everyone’s lips the
promise of langhap-sarap (freely translated, this means
“smells good so it must taste good”). In addition to
meals with fries, Jollibee offered rice or spaghetti with
its entrees. Its moist burger patties and spicy sauces
were so distinctly Filipino that Jollibee’s burgers were
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often likened to what a Filipino mother would cook at
home. This strong understanding of Filipino’s taste and
preferences set Jollibee apart from its competitors.
Although long-time favorites like Chickenjoy,
Spaghetti Special, Jolly Hotdog, French Fries, and
Yumburgers still continued to hold their appeal, over
time, Jollibee had broadened the product range to create
more excitement and variety. The enlarged menu
included more rice-based products like Honey Beef
Rice and Shanghai Rolls, a variety of burger choices
from mushroom to garlic and cheese, a variety of
chicken dishes, more flavorful desserts like the Ice
Craze in buko pandan (coconut and jelly) and mais con
yelo (sweet corn) served with milk and crushed ice,
traditional Filipino breakfast rice meals, and options
such as the Tuna Pie and Pies-to-Go. Never before had
Filipinos — children, families, and adults from all
walks of life — been offered so much in a single
location.
Addition of New Brands
By 1989, Jollibee had become the first Philippine fast
food chain to break the 1 billion peso sales mark. In
1993, Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) went public on
the Philippine Stock Exchange to broaden its capital
base, laying the groundwork for expansion both within
and beyond Philippine shores. Over the years, the size,
geographic expanse, and breadth of the company’s
operations had continued to grow. In addition to the
original chain of Jollibee burger restaurants, several
new brands had been added through acquisition.
Even as the Jollibee brand achieved market dominance,
the firm was also pursuing a strategy of diversification
as a hedge against both competition and downturns in
specific market niches. Reaching out to other segments,
JFC had acquired a portfolio of other fast food
concepts, to which it applied its carefully honed
operational and marketing skills. In 1994, it purchased
Greenwich Pizza, the Philippines’ leading pizza and
pasta chain. The following year, seeking to cater to the
changing taste preferences of the Filipinos, JFC
acquired the right to operate the Philippine’s franchise
of Délifrance, an international chain of French bakerycafés headquartered in France. In 2000, JFC bought
Chowking Foods Corporation, the Philippines’ top
chain serving Chinese fast food.
Although Chowking had reported excellent sales and
performance since its purchase, it took time before
Greenwich Pizza was able to establish a strong position
in the market. By the end of 2003, JFC was the And finally, JFC’s pizza and pasta outlet, Greenwich,
Philippines market leader in three segments. In the had 213 stores as compared to 113 for its nearest rival,
hamburger and chicken segment, Jollibee had 467 Pizza Hut. 1 Exhibit 1 shows trends in the number of
outlets to only 240 for its nearest rival, McDonald’s. In stores by brand between the end of 1998 and September
Chinese fast food, there were 245 Chowking restaurants 2004.
compared to 136 for its nearest competitor, Luk Yuen.
Exhibit 1 Trends in number of stores by brand, 1998–2004
Year ending December 31
Q3 2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
The Philippines
Jollibee
478
467
436
408
374
350
302
Greenwich
226
213
191
194
193
191
169
Chowking
276
245
216
194
164
159
142
Delifrance
28
30
28
24
13
6
4
1,008
955
871
832
744
712
617
23
21
21
23
22
21
n.a.
Chowking
8
9
8
7
6
6
n.a.
Tomi's Teriyaki
–
3
2
1
–
–
n.a.
89
–
–
–
–
–
n.a.
Subtotal
120
33
31
31
28
27
n.a.
TOTAL
1,128
988
902
863
772
739
n.a.
Subtotal
International
Jollibee
Yonghe King
Source: Fourth quarter reports, 1998–2003; 3rd quarter report, 2004.
Exhibit 2 Jollibee Foods Corporation: Selected annual financial and operational data, 1998–2003
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
Consolidated System-Wide Sales
(billion pesos)
28.9
26.8
24.1
20.3
18.1
16.7
Gross Revenues (billion pesos)
21.6
20.3
18.8
15.7
14.1
12.9
Income from Operations (billion
pesos)
Net Income (billion pesos)
1.4
1.5
0.8
1.1
0.9
1.2
1.3
1.0
0.5
0.9
0.6
0.8
Source: Annual Reports, Jollibee Foods Corporation, 1998–2003.
1
“Jollibee beats McDonald’s at its own game,” PJI
Journal, www. journal.com.ph, accessed February 17,
2021.
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Exhibit 3 Jollibee Food Corporation: Values, mission, and vision
Values
•
•
•
•
•
Always put customer first
Excellence through teamwork
Spirit of family and fun
Frugality, honesty, and integrity
Humility to listen and learn
Mission
We bring great taste and happiness to everyone
Vision
Become the most dominant and best tasting QSR… The most endearing brand that has
ever been We will be within reach of every Filipino…
We will lead in product taste at all times
We will provide FSC excellence in every encounter… Happiness in every moment
By that time, Jollibee had become an international
brand that, as management declared, made Filipinos
proud. Forbes, Far Eastern Economic Review, and
Asian Business had all ranked JFC among Asia’s top
companies. It was recognized as the number one food
company in Asia by Euromoney, the best-managed
company in the Philippines by Asiamoney, and was
consistently ranked among Asia’s best employers in the
Far Eastern Economic Review’s annual survey. In
2004, JFC topped the “Asia’s Most Admired
Company” (AMAC) survey conducted by Hong Kongbased Asian Business Magazine. Exhibit 2 shows
annual financial and operational data for JFC from 1998
to 2003. Exhibit 3 reproduces the company’s values,
vision, and mission.
Twenty-nine years after Jollibee was founded, JFC
controlled about 55% of the quick-service restaurant
market in the Philippines based on “visit shares” and
held 70% of the burger-based meals market. One
million customers ate at JFC stores daily, averaging a
per capita spending of about 40 pesos ($0.71). Each
day, JFC bought or produced 40,000 packs of chicken
(with eight pieces in each pack), 320,000 pieces of
burger, and 44,250 eggs. With more than 1,000 stores
across the Philippines, JFC’s four brands enjoyed
substantial economies of scale, gaining leverage in
terms of retail site selection and operations,
procurement, manufacturing, distribution, and
marketing at levels unavailable to most industry
players. Despite a recent economic slowdown in the
Philippines and unfavorable business conditions, JFC
had continued to deliver same-store sales growth.
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Source: www.jollibee.com.ph,
accessed February 2021.
MARKETING, OPERATIONS,
AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Jollibee’s ‘FSC’ Commitment
The acronym FSC, described by the company on its
website as “a byword in all of Jollibee,” represented its
commitment to meeting high standards in three key
areas:
Every Food (F) item served to the public must
meet the company’s excellent standards or it
will not be served at all; the Service (S) must
be fast and courteous; and Cleanliness (C)
from sidewalk to kitchen, from uniforms to
utensils, must be maintained at all times.
The company recognized that maintaining high
standards required that employees be committed to
FSC. Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) paid the highest
compensation and benefits package in the Philippine
fast food industry. All employees underwent
comprehensive training programs based on the
underlying standards. In addition, managers received
ongoing training in the latest operations systems and
people management skills. Opportunities existed for
qualified crew members to pursue a career path to
management positions.
Marketing Strategy
Jollibee Foods Corporation’s (JFC) marketing
philosophy was based on being closer to Filipino
families than its competitors. There was wide
awareness that Jollibee was a local Filipino service
Exhibit 5 Value proposition of Jollibee versus McDonald’s in the Philippines
Value Proposition
McDonald’s
Jollibee
Target Market
Business Operations
Menu
Promotions
Families and Children
Families and Children
To provide high quality food, fast and
friendly service in a clean and comfortable
environment
Tailored to the Filipino palate. E.g., peachmango pies, meals with spaghetti or rice
To provide outstanding quality, service,
cleanliness, and value
• Langhap Sarap Value Meals
• Jolly Kiddie Meal (with premium items and
toys)
• Eats for Free purchase rewards program
• Bestsellers Campaign (20% discounts on
various combinations of the popular
Langhap
Sarap Value Meals)
472
• Extra Value Meal
• Happy Meal (with premium items and
toys)
Standardized fare. E.g., meals with fries*
No. of Stores in the
241
Philippines
Mode of International
Franchising
Franchising
Expansion
*McDonald’s has since bowed to the pressure of conforming to Filipino taste preferences by introducing menu items such as
McSpaghetti
business establishment that had captured the unique
Filipino taste, so it appealed to patriotic or “pam-Pinoy”
instincts. The chain also appealed to a broad crosssection of the population who felt comfortable and very
much at home in an environment the crew talked to
them in the local language, unlike other outlets where
the crew spoke in English and the atmosphere might be
perceived by some as projecting an elitist appeal.
The Jollibee chain had tailored its marketing strategies
to suit the Filipino culture and lifestyle. “What happens
in the normal Filipino family is that weekends are
reserved especially for children,” notes a Filipino
business analyst, “and parents try to ask their children
where they want to eat.” Jollibee appealed to children
with in-store play activities and a cast of captivating
characters. Its hamburger-headed Champ, complete
with boxing gloves, went head-to-head against
McDonald’s Hamburglar. Industry observers reported
that Jollibee’s giant smiling red and yellow bee (Exhibit
4) and a blond spaghetti-
Exhibit 4 Typical Jollibee outlet in the Philippines
and McDo, a heavily-seasoned burger.
Source: DLSU student research project, 2004.
haired girl named Hetti (a mascot for Jollibee
restaurants) were better known and loved in the
Philippines than Ronald McDonald. Jollibee
endeavored to maintain its dominance in the children’s
segment by promoting its Jolly Kiddie Meals and
offering a choice of Regular Yum, Spaghetti Special, or
Chickenjoy. Having an advertising strategy that was
deeply rooted in the traditional values of family, with a
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tinge of national pride, allowed Jollibee to position
itself as the destination outlet for family outings.
The De La Salle University Survey
A survey conducted by advertising management
students from De La Salle University in Manila
contrasted Jollibee’s value proposition against that of
McDonald’s operations in the Phillipines (Exhibit 5)
and revealed the main rational and emotional factors
that drove Filipino consumers’ choices in fast food
restaurants.
Rational Attributes. Of the top 10 rational attributes
underlying the selection of a fast food restaurant, the
most significant, cited by 90% of respondents, was for
it to be “affordable and/or cheap” (Exhibit 6). Next
came “faster service” (cited by 78%), followed by
“accessibility” (70%). Other attributes mentioned were
“tasty,” “variety of food,” “accommodating personnel,”
“delivery services,” “promotional items are useful,”
“frequent and effective ads,” and “offers seasonal
products.”
Among
Jollibee’s
patrons,
affordable/cheaper prices was ranked top, with 94%
mentioning this attribute, followed by accessibility/
many outlets (72%), and tastier (66%). However, only
44% of respondents cited “faster” as a desired attribute.
Emotional Attributes. For fast food in general, the
three most dominant attributes were friendly
atmosphere (76%), family-oriented or pampamilya
(74%), and hang out or tambayan (66%). The other
emotional attributes considered by respondents were
mass appeal, better environment for kids, patriotic or
pam-Pinoy or lasang Pinoy, “brings you closer to
home,” “likeable Filipino selections” or putaheng
Pinoy/sangkap Pinoy, “use of Filipino language”
particularly by the service crew, and the use of
“wholesome” or “cute” endorsers (Exhibit 7). Broadly
similar ratings of these attributes were achieved for
Jollibees, although “family-oriented” was ranked first,
and “friendly” second.
Organizational Structure
By concentrating on a country market with distinct
preferences, Jollibee had been able to tailor its menu
and marketing strategies to better reach and satisfy the
customers. While global players like McDonald’s and
KFC chose to spread their resources among their fast
food chains worldwide, for many years, Jollibee
focused its efforts only in the Philippines. During the
1980s, when political instability hit the Philippines,
McDonald’s had to curtail its expansion process.
Jollibee, on the other hand,
Exhibit 6 Rational attributes Filipinos look for in fast food restaurants/Jollibee
Fast Food Market Overall
Jollibee
Rank
Attribute
%
Attribute
%
1
Affordable/Cheaper
90%
Affordable/Cheaper
94%
2
Faster service
78%
Accessibility/Many outlets
72%
3
Accessibility/“Maraming” (many) outlets
70%
Tastier
66%
4
Tastier
68%
Frequent and effective ads
56%
5
Variety of food chains
60%
Variety of food chains
50%
6
Accommodating personnel
34%
Faster service
44%
7
Delivery services
42%
Promotional items are useful
40%
8
Promotional items are useful
38%
Accommodating personnel
38%
9
Frequent and effective ads
34%
Delivery services
38%
10
Offers seasonal products
28%
Offers seasonal products
36%
Total N = 50
100%
Source: DLSU student research project, 2004.
Exhibit 7 Emotional attributes Filipinos look for in fast food restaurants/Jollibee
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100%
Fast Food Market
Jollibee
Rank
Attribute
N
%
Rank Attribute
N
%
1
Friendly atmosphere
38
76%
1
39
78%
2
37
74%
2
32
64%
3
Family togetherness
(“pampamilya”)
Hang-out (“tambayan”)
Family togetherness
(“pampamilya”)
Friendly atmosphere
33
66%
3
Patriotic, “pam-Pinoy,” “lasang
Pinoy”
30
60%
4
Mass appeal
27
54%
4
Mass appeal
30
60%
5
Better environment for kids
27
54%
5
28
56%
6
Patriotic (“pam-Pinoy”/”lasang
Pinoy”)
22
44%
6
Likeable Filipino selections,
“putaheng Pinoy,” “sangkap
Pinoy”
Better environment for kids
28
56%
7
Brings you closer to home
17
34%
7
Use of Filipino language
20
40%
8
16
32%
8
Wholesome/“cute” endorsers
13
26%
9
Likeable Filipino selections
(“putaheng Pinoy”/”sangkapPinoy)
Use of Filipino language
13
26%
9
Hang-out (“tambayan”)
12
24%
10
Wholesome/”cute” endorsers
8
16%
10
Brings you closer to home
11
22%
N: 50
N: 50
Source: DLSU student research project, 2004.
continued with its strategic plans of expansion. By the
time the country was back on track, Jollibee had already
gained the upper hand in terms of store locations, thus
leaving the global giant trailing behind.
The unique geographical structure of the Philippines
with its many islands made it a challenging market for
fast food companies. Among all the fast food chains
competing in the Philippines, Jollibee was the only one
that operated nationwide. In some locations, it faced no
competition from other fast food chains.
Jollibee Foods Corporation’s (JFC) strategy included a
focus on achieving operational efficiency in its
commissary and hiring the right candidates to manage
its operations and strategy planning. To meet the
challenges of a more intensely competitive market and
manage business more effectively, the company had
undertaken a major initiative in 2000 to re-align the
structure of Jollibee Philippines, decentralizing the
organization into four autonomous Regional Business
Units (RBUs) that corresponded to the country’s major
geographic markets: Mega Manila, Luzon, South
Luzon, and VisayasMindanao. This structure ensured a
more manageable business size and span of control.
Key support functions like human resources and
administration, finance, and network development were
transferred to the RBUs for greater efficiency in the
delivery of products and services, quicker coordination,
and more timely decision-making.
The Head Office/Corporate Services functions
(Marketing, Finance, Restaurant Systems, Engineering)
were re-aligned as a Support Center to provide
corporatelevel direction and continuing assistance to
the RBUs. Top management believed that the new
structure had resulted in better execution of programs
and renewed enthusiasm and commitment from JFC’s
managers and employees. The continuing growth in the
number of Jollibee, Chowking, and Greenwich
restaurants obscured the fact that each year, some stores
were closed, either because they were underperforming
or because they were being replaced by newer and
larger stores in a better location. Over time, a higher
percentage of stores were being operated by franchisees
instead of company-owned (Exhibits 8A and 8B).
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
Building on its success in the Philippines, Jollibee
turned its sights overseas. Initially, the company
focused on reaching communities with a large Filipino
population to capitalize on its brand awareness,
targeting markets where there were substantial numbers
of “OFWs” (Overseas Filipino Workers). By the early
1990s, Jollibee restaurants were operating in Hong
Kong, Brunei, Saipan and Guam (both islands in the
Pacific Northwest), Vietnam, Indonesia, Dubai, and
Kuwait.
In 1998, the firm entered one of the most demanding
fast food markets in the world, the US, which had at the
time an estimated 2 million Filipino immigrants. But
aside from Jollibee’s popularity among Filipinos, the
brand also sought to appeal to other ethnic groups in its
US outlets. Other immigrants from Asia came with
their families in tow to eat at Jollibee’s. One AfricanAmerican customer stated that the chicken is
“excellent, almost like my mother’s Southern fried
chicken!” And white Americans enjoyed delicacies not
offered by competitors, such as Peach Mango Pie.
The company’s international expansion strategy
focused on markets where management believed it
“could successfully develop the Jollibee brand and put
up the supply chain to support the critical mass of stores
in these selected markets.” In the US, the first state
targeted was California, with plans to expand into
Nevada, Hawaii, and New York in future years. By
adopting a franchise model in the US, Jollibee Foods
Corporation (JFC) was able to draw on local capital and
entrepreneurial drive. In 2001, the firm purchased a
majority interest in Tokyo Teriyaki House, a Japanese
restaurant in California, with the objective of expanding
into the Japanese quick service restaurant (QSR)
segment and developing it into another major chain; it
renamed the restaurant Tomi’s Teriyaki House.
The annual report for 2002 noted that the overseas
stores were providing the company “the experience in
the know-how that we need in gearing up to the realities
of international competition and in reorienting
ourselves to the global environment.”
JFC had identified several markets in Asia for its
expansion activities. In 2004, the company was looking
at the possibility of expanding its three-store network
in Vietnam. Plans for introducing the Chowking brand
in Indonesia were also underway based on the growing
market for Chinese food in that nation. Despite an
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earlier, unsuccessful experience operating a nowclosed Jollibee’s store in Xiamen, eastern China, JFC
saw huge potential in the People’s Republic of China.
In March 2004, the company signed an agreement to
purchase 85% ownership in the Shanghai-based
Yonghe King chain,
Exhibit 8A Location of JFC group stores by brand, December 31, 2002
Jollibee
Greenwich
Chowking Délifrance*
Tomi’s
Teriyaki**
TOTAL
Philippines
Co-owned
194
110
69
23
–
396
Franchised
242
81
147
5
–
475
436
191
216
28
–
871
Hong Kong
4
–
–
–
–
4
USA
8
–
5
–
2
15
Dubai
–
–
3
–
–
3
Others
9
–
–
–
–
9
1,128
988
902
863
772
739
Subtotal
TOTAL
*JFC was a master franchisee for Délifrance, a French-owned franchise, in the Philippines but not in other countries.
**Initially known as Tokyo Teriyaki House.
Exhibit 8B Location of JFC group stores by brand, September 30, 2004
Jollibee
Greenwich Chowking Délifrance* Yonghe
King
TOTAL
Philippines
Co-owned
190
119
82
23
–
414
Franchised
288
107
194
5
–
594
478
226
276
28
–
1,008
Hong Kong
2
–
–
–
–
2
USA
9
–
8
–
–
17
Co-owned
–
–
–
–
84
84
Franchised
–
–
–
–
5
5
12
–
–
–
–
12
501
226
254
30
89
1,128
Subtotal
China
Other
TOTAL
*JFC was a master franchisee for Délifrance, a French-owned franchise, in the Philippines but not in other countries.
which offered Chinese style fast food in 10 cities. The
number of Yonghe King stores grew from 77 at the end
of 2003 to 89 by the end of the third quarter of 2004 by
which point this brand accounted for 6% of JFC’s
systemwide sales and was more profitable than the
domestic operation which had been hit by rising costs.
The strategy for Yonghe King was to open 20 new
stores a year in each of the next 3 years, increasing to
another 50 in the fourth year and 100 additional stores
in the fifth year.
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In May 2004, Ysmael V. Baysa, the company’s chief
finance officer, announced that during the first quarter
of the year, JFC had opened 21 new stores but closed
down 13, of which seven were in foreign operations. It
closed all three Chowking stores in Dubai, one Jollibee
store in the US, and shuttered its three-store Tomi’s
Teriyaki operation in the US. Said Baysa, “Tomi’s
Teriyaki business did not grow according to
expectations. Its basic concept is sound, but there is still
much work to be done to turn it into a strong brand. We
are keeping the brand trademark and the recipes for
possible future use. In the meantime, management is
placing its priority on brand development of Yonghe
King in China.” However, he added that the company
expected to open new Jollibee stores soon in the US.
Summarizing the company’s strategy, the chairman,
Tan, noted:
There are still major challenges to address to
ensure the long-term soundness of the
C24.10 Case 24 ▪ Jollibee Foods Corporation
business — we have to improve our cost
structure particularly in the support groups,
we have to sustain positive growth in same
store sales and we have to win big in foreign
operations if we are to become a truly World
Class Business.
REFERENCES
Additional sources consulted for this case include:
Jollibee
Foods
Corporation
Website
(www.jollibee.com. ph), Christopher A.Bartlett and
Sumantra Ghoshal (March–April 2001), “Going
Global: Lessons from Late Movers,” Harvard Business
Review, Vol. 78, pp. 132–145.
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