Who owns Chowking?
Chowking is owned by Jollibee Group (the Philippines, PSE: JFC).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Jollibee Group 2025 Annual Report, Jollibee Foods Corporation. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Jollibee Foods Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇭 Philippines, Pasig City
- Origin
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Founded
- 1985
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Quick-service restaurants › Burger & chicken chains
- Parent ticker
- PSE: JFC
- Trademark registrant
- FRESH N' FAMOUS FOODS INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Chowking
Chowking is the group's Chinese-style fast-food chain, built around rice bowls, noodles, soups and dim sum adapted to Filipino preferences. Jollibee owns it outright and reports it in three regions — the Philippines, North America and the Middle East — with its Philippine network the largest by some distance and its American stores aimed largely at Filipino communities.
Trademark record for Chowking
The USPTO record for the Chowking mark lists FRESH N' FAMOUS FOODS INC. as the owner of record (serial number 75135433). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Chowking
- Current owner Jollibee Group [1] reported
Where Chowking sits in Jollibee Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Jollibee Group brand portfolio (13) →
Other brands owned by Jollibee Group
Jollibee Group controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
Other brands in burger & chicken chains, and who owns them
Jollibee Group has more brands in burger & chicken chains on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 39.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arby's | Inspire Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KFC | Yum! Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Chester's | CP Foods | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Burger King | Restaurant Brands International | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Papa Murphy's | MTY Group | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Wimpy (Middle East) | Americana Restaurants | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Steak n Shake | Biglari Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Choppies Fried Chicken | Choppies | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
About the owner: Jollibee Group
Jollibee Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Pasig City, Philippines, founded in 1978. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as PSE: JFC.
Jollibee Foods Corporation was registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission on 11 January 1978 and has grown from a Manila fast-food chain into a restaurant group with more than 10,300 stores in 33 countries and about 28,900 employees at the end of 2025. It owns some of its brands outright, holds majority stakes in others, and runs the Philippine franchises of Burger King, Panda Express and Yoshinoya, which belong to other companies. Its shares are listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange.
Jollibee Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇵🇭 Chowking and other Filipino brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 97 brands that began in the Philippines. 4 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Chowking is not one of them.
- Dencio's — Max's Group 🇵🇭
- Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken — Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures 🇵🇭
- 2GO Express — 2GO 🇵🇭
- 555 — Century Pacific 🇵🇭
- AirAsia Philippines — AirAsia X 🇲🇾
- Asian Terminals — Asian Terminals 🇵🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chowking?
The parent company of Chowking is Jollibee Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Philippines.
Is Chowking Filipino?
Yes. Chowking originated in the Philippines in 1985 and its owner, Jollibee Group, is also headquartered in the Philippines.
Is Chowking still owned by Jollibee Group?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Chowking is still owned by Jollibee Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Jollibee Group 2025 Annual Report — Jollibee Foods Corporation, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: CHOWKING, serial 75135433, registration 2157483 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [3] Chowking: Our Story — Fresh N' Famous Foods, Inc., Official document; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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