Opportunities in pandemic, says CEO


A Jollibee outlet in Manila. - Filepic

MANILA: Jollibee Foods Corp, the largest Philippine restaurant operator, is looking toward foreign expansion and “opportunities” created by Covid-19 as it rebounds after historic losses induced by the pandemic.

After a restructure amid last year’s setback, Jollibee CEO Ernesto Tanmantiong plans to open 450 restaurants around the world this year while looking for acquisitions that could be funded with the company’s 57.5 billion pesos (US$1.2bil or RM5bil) in cash and short-term investments.

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