Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is bringing Tiong Bahru Bakery and Common Man Coffee Roasters into the Philippines through a joint venture with Food Collective. 

The joint venture, of which JFC will own 60 per cent while Food Collective will own the remaining, will receive an investment of up to PHP250 million (about US$4.5 million). 

Tiong Bahru Bakery is known as the ‘home of the hand-made croissants’ among customers in Singapore and Malaysia while Common Man Coffee Roasters runs all-day dinning restaurants with specialty coffee. There are currently 16 Tiong Bahru Bakery and five Common Man Coffee Roasters locations across Singapore and Malaysia.

“These brands will be a strong addition to JFC’s foreign franchised brands and will allow JFC to capture an even greater opportunity and strengthen JFC’s position for further growth in the Philippine market,” said Ernesto Tanmantiong, CEO at JFC. 

The company said Common Man Coffee Roasters will start its operation in the Philippines this year. 

As of the end of June, JFC operated 6617 stores worldwide. 

In May, JFC’s subsidiary SuperFoods transferred all of its assets of Vietnamese noodles chain Pho24 to East-West Restaurant Concepts. The Philippines company said it wants to focus on building and growing its new businesses – Tim Ho Wan, Yoshinoya and Milksha.