JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. recently opened branches in two new locations in California as the company accelerates its expansion in North America.
“California is where we first opened our doors in America more than two decades ago, and we look forward to continue building our presence here in this beautiful region,” Maribeth D. Dela Cruz, president of the Jollibee group for North America, Philippine brands, said in a statement on Monday.
The company launched the Jollibee Bakersfield store at 5520 Stockdale Highway, while the Jollibee Torrance branch is located at 20100 Hawthorne Boulevard.
Jollibee said California is still one of the company’s best performing locations in the region. Its first Jollibee store in the US was opened in 1998 in the state’s Daly City.
Jollibee has opened in eight new locations in North America since the start of the year.
The company is now operating 66 stores in the region, with 49 stores located in Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Jollibee also has 17 stores in Canada based in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
It aims to reach 500 restaurants across North America in the next five to seven years.
The company said it will be launching new stores in California, Downtown Chicago, Philadelphia, Orlando, New Jersey, and Manhattan in the coming months.
Jollibee will also be opening branches in Toronto Yonge and Broadway, Calgary CrossIron Mills, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.
On Monday, its shares at the local bourse declined by 0.74% or P1.40 to close at P188.60 apiece. — Keren Concepcion G. Valmonte
