Who owns Jollibee?
Jollibee 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
- 1978
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Quick-service restaurants › Burger & chicken chains
- Parent ticker
- PSE: JFC
- Trademark registrant
- Jollibee Foods Corporation (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Jollibee
Jollibee is the chain the group is named after and the one it has run since 1978, selling fried chicken, spaghetti and burgers to Filipino tastes. It ended 2025 with over 1,800 stores across 17 markets, opened its 1,300th Philippine store, and its Chickenjoy fried chicken was voted best in the United States by USA Today readers for a second consecutive year.
Trademark record for Jollibee
The USPTO record for the Jollibee mark lists Jollibee Foods Corporation as the owner of record (serial number 78546427). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Jollibee
- Current owner Jollibee Group [1] reported
Where Jollibee sits in Jollibee Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Jollibee Group ownership tree →
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
- Chowking (1985)
- Compose Coffee
- Greenwich
- Highlands Coffee
- Hong Zhuang Yuan
- Mang Inasal (2003)
- Milksha
- Smashburger
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (1963)
- Tim Ho Wan (2009)
- Yonghe King
Founded in the 1970s
- Red Ribbon (1979)
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 →
🇵🇭 Jollibee 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; Jollibee 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 Jollibee?
The parent company of Jollibee is Jollibee Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Philippines.
Is Jollibee Filipino?
Yes. Jollibee originated in the Philippines in 1978 and its owner, Jollibee Group, is also headquartered in the Philippines.
Is Jollibee still owned by Jollibee Group?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Jollibee is still owned by Jollibee Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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: JOLLIBEE, serial 78546427, registration 3152057 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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