put on a smile and get some joy let's check out 10 things you didn't know about jollibee the filipino
treasure has been gaining ground in the u.s but still remains a mystery for many you'll find out
everything you need to know it started as an ice cream place i didn't know that just like
many fast food restaurants out there jollibee didn't start out with the menu it has today
instead the now fried chicken specialists began their journey selling ice cream tony tan caction
the founder of jolly bee was a recent graduate in chemical engineering but after a visit to a
magnolia ice cream factory he decided to ditch his career path and invest all of his family's savings
into the ice cream business he set up a franchise deal with magnolia and opened two ice cream stands
in 1975 in manila to respond to the growing demand tony decided to add some hot items and
sandwiches to the menu watching you eat sandwich after sandwich after sandwich the only problem was
those non-ice cream products ended up becoming the most popular items on the menu that's when in 1978
tony decided to change his career path once again and left the ice cream business behind to focus on
hot menu item foods he even took a trip to the us to observe how one of the most successful chains
in the world operated mcdonald's he studied its methods and went back to the philippines
full of hope and knowledge so while the ice cream biz didn't pan out jollibee still managed to do
fairly well for itself we're doing it max we are doing it there used to be a tv show
let's go to jolly town everyone knows that the best way to gain trust as a family restaurant is
to get the kids to love you just look at ronald so that's exactly the strategy jollibee adopted
when it created a universe just for the kids jolly town jolly town was a tv show broadcast
by gma network in the philippines and premiered in 2008 it was first invented to promote the chain's
30th anniversary but it was such a success it ended up running until 2013 and had a total of
82 episodes jolly town showcased the friendly and helpful jollibee as the main character
as well as a bunch of new characters all meant to represent favorites from the jolly bean menu
i love this place there was hedy the cheerleader representing the spaghetti popo the french fries
mr yum the burger and twirly who represented the sundae the whole purpose of the show was to follow
the crazy adventures of the characters with catchy songs and promote good morals but you're probably
thinking that you've never heard about the show let alone seen it and that's quite probable jolly
town was only available for people living in the philippines and never aired in america however
had it aired over here the success would have been almost guaranteed and would have paved an
even bigger path for the chain because again you have the kids trust you have the people come on
the jolly bee now seriously man man mascot to mascot i was wondering maybe if you could help
get me in the game when you're trying to build a business your name branding logo everything is
crucial as soon as the chain realized it would have to compete with international chains that
already had polished branding and marketing it decided to give its company a very smart and
effective makeover to stand out their first step the name and logo jollibee was originally called
jollibee with only one l and one e a word made up by the founder it was suggested that the name
should resemble the words jolly and b as closely as possible not only to make the pronunciation
easier and more obvious but also to actually make it mean something listen to me you have got
to start thinking be my friend as for the logo it was inspired by influences like mickey mouse comic
books and the famous ronald mcdonald yellow and red were chosen as the colors but what about the b
why a b according to management consultant manuel lumba bees are hard workers good-hearted
and cheerful something he sought represented the filipino people these are also associated
with honey a symbol of the sweeter things in life also known as juicy j the jolly bee of jollibee
is seen wearing a chef's hat a tuxedo jacket and its signature big smile my wings are all buzzing
some uncommon pies heat it reheat it reheat it again until well it looks like that obviously by
originating in another country jollibee is going to have some different menu items tastes differ
from one country to another so it's not that surprising what is surprising however is how
some of them can make us completely envious and others can make us glad we don't have them on our
local menus regardless let's take a look at some honorable mentions on the filipino menu that sound
too good or too weird to be true first off we have the peach mango pie a somewhat distant relative of
mcdonald's apple pie it's a nice country don't you think nice country up here but over there
they still deep fry their pies making this dessert an absolute must try especially if
you're still missing the old school crunch from the fried mcdonald's pie jolly bee in manila also
has ever-changing pie flavors meaning they get way more variety there's the choco mallow pie
practically a s'more in handheld pie form now on to the more peculiar pies usually
fast food joints try to stay away from the tuna slash mayo combo unless it's subway but jollibee
wanted to give this mix a chance and came up with the tuna pie don't worry it's not meant to be a
sweet treat after a meal but still even though it might be one of the strangest menu items at
the restaurant it apparently has a huge cult following and is only available during lent
come on guys what do you say let's give it another try for lent it's like five fast food chains in
one here comes the airplane there you go open open into the hangar there you go fast food chains are
usually pretty straightforward they're either a burger place a fried chicken joint a mexican
fusion restaurant or a sandwich shop those are the most common chains found all across the u.s
and while some might stray into more than one type of cuisine most of the time they'll stay
in their lane and won't venture too far jollibee however is the complete opposite it offers so many
different unique menu items it can be a little hard to determine what exactly it specializes in
if you go to jollibee you can pretty much find whatever you might be in the mood for
do you think maybe you could eat that sandwich later i'm starving yeah nothing to eat in this
show in need of a greasy burger they gotcha feels more like a fried chicken kind of night
the chicken joy one of the chain's most popular dishes is there for you you can also get your
hands on some steak and asian noodles but the real takeaway here is the spaghetti yes you can even
enjoy a nice plate of pasta paired with a piece of fried chicken of course the jolly spaghetti
consists of noodles ground meat sliced up hot dogs banana ketchup a filipino staple and
cheese basically no matter what you feel like eating a trip to jollibee is sure to satisfy
every craving can i get a double pizza burger chili fries with cheese and a uh large chocolate
milkshake raining queen bee yes queen yes queen yes queen to have a successful restaurant nowadays
is no easy task in jollibee's case it had no problem rising to the top and beating out its
competitors thanks to top-notch elite marketing and ferocious determination
tony tann's goal was to make jollibee the number one destination for filipinos and tourists alike
a place that would attract a loyal and recurring clientele and that's exactly what the chain
became it climbed up the ladder of fast food success and was able to dominate the country
and surpass many other pre-established local restaurant chains this burger might just save
the world and if that weren't enough jollibee even outperformed the filipino burger king franchises
now that's something to brag about not only that but when mcdonald's arrived on jollibee's turf
instead of falling into the background jollibee went at the golden arches head-on which is not
something everyone can do they brought everything they had to the competition and they now control
more of the market in manila than mcdonald's does to be able to overthrow not one but two
worldwide fast food sensations is one for the books that's for sure tell me that's not epic
jollibee's breakfast is iconic my favorite meal yes you can get not only your chicken and pasta
fix but also a hearty delicious and slightly insane breakfast without trying this one at
least once your jollibee experience wouldn't be complete so take note and get ready to put having
breakfast at jollibee on top of your to-do list the morning menu features some familiar breakfast
staples only they all have a little pinoy twist to them which is what makes them so incredibly tasty
for instance you've got the classic breakfast joys which come with seasoned rice and a fried egg
as well as your choice of meat vegetable meat meat vegetable meat you can get the tapa which is beef
tenders tosino sweet pork longanisa pork sausage and corned beef there are also the traditional
breakfast sandwiches and pancake sandwiches the best-selling ones feature a fried egg a bacon
and cheese served in between two pancakes but there is some bad news some of these favorites
aren't available in north america so you might want to plan a little trip overseas to get your
hands on some truly delectable authentic jolly bees breakfast thank goodness the flagship product
is tasty the patty's definitely the real star even though jollibee is a master at serving all kinds
of foods from spaghetti to steak and was even ranked as having the fourth best fast food fried
chicken in america every chain needs a specialty surprisingly enough fried chicken isn't the
flagship product at jollibee don't get us wrong it is ridiculously tasty and satisfying in every
way it's just not what put the chain on the map no the item responsible for jollibee's early success
is the basic yum burger the champ is the champ the yum burger was jollibee's first signature
product and was what made tony tan caction notice that people would line up for hot food instead of
the ice cream in his early days for a little while the restaurant was even called jollibee yum burger
over the years the yum burger has seen many additions to the family like the yum burger
with cheese or the big yum burger but perhaps the most out there variation is the amazing aloha yum
burger which is topped with both bacon and a slice of pineapple you might go to jollibee for the
chicken or the pasta but just remember that all of these are available thanks to the yum burger
where's the ravioli burger it's growing ridiculously quickly hooray we're back in business
since it started branching out into the north american southeast asian and european markets the
multinational chain hasn't slowed down jollibee opened its first international location in taiwan
in 1986 and its first u.s branch in california and now there are over 1400 locations worldwide
almost 40 of which are in the united states whenever a new location opens the crowd goes
wild but endless lines and particularly long waiting times has never stopped enthusiastic
fans from getting their western slash asian comfort food back in january of 2020 jollibee
opened a new tampa location and let's just say people went a little nuts it's our turn
hungry customers began to line up at 4 30 a.m and only got to eat their chicken joy at around
9 00 am but that's not the only time people in florida proved their love for jolly bee when the
first location opened in jacksonville in 2017 over 3 000 customers were served on opening day
with so much obvious appreciation and anticipation from north america jollibee
has revealed its plans to open 150 more locations in the us as well as a hundred in canada by 2023
so get ready to see a lot more of that jolly bee around best franchise ever it won awards
saying you're one of the best fast food chains out there is one thing but when you actually have
the proof to back it up it cements that claim it's not every day that a fast food restaurant gets any
kind of well-earned recognition but over the years jollibee has received more than its share indeed
not only did it surpass fast food icons like kfc mcdonald's and shake shack on the american
magazine red books list of best fast foods but it also received two global citations recognizing the
company's excellence as a world-class employer which basically highlights jollibee's values
and how it takes good care of its workforce you were the model employee it was also the first
ever philippine-based company to be recognized with the gallup exceptional workplace award by
meeting rigorous standards of excellence jolly b has also received many business citations it was
named as philippines most admired company by the asian wall street journal for 10
years and honored as one of asia's fab 50 companies by forbes asia magazine more recently
though the chain was cited in forbes list of the world's best employers all this to say jollibees
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