Who owns Uncle John's?
Uncle John's is owned by Robinsons Retail (the Philippines, PSE: RRHI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. SEC Form 17-A and audited financial statements, year ended 31 December 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇭 Philippines, Quezon City
- Origin
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Category
- Retail › Grocery › Convenience stores
- Parent ticker
- PSE: RRHI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Uncle John's
Uncle John's is the convenience store chain of Robinsons Retail, open around the clock and focused on ready-to-eat food. It is the former Ministop franchise in the Philippines: in February 2022 RRHI bought out Ministop Japan's remaining 40% of the franchisee, Ministop left, and the stores were rebranded Uncle John's.
Ownership timeline of Uncle John's
- Current owner Robinsons Retail [1] reported
Where Uncle John's sits in Robinsons Retail
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Robinsons Retail
Robinsons Retail controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in retail.
Also in retail
Other brands in grocery, and who owns them
The 30 brands in grocery on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is Chedraui, with 7; Robinsons Retail has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arteli | Chedraui | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Hankyu Oasis | H2O Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dollar Tree | Dollar Tree | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Grocery Outlet | Grocery Outlet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Profi | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| FİLE | BİM | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Cora (hypermarkets) | Carrefour | 🇫🇷 France |
| Tops | Central Retail | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
About the owner: Robinsons Retail
Robinsons Retail is a publicly listed company headquartered in Quezon City, Philippines, founded in 2002. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as PSE: RRHI.
Robinsons Retail Holdings was incorporated on 4 February 2002 and listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange on 11 November 2013. Its 17-A traces the group's retail operations to the first Robinsons Department Store in Metro Manila in 1980 and reports 2,763 stores at the end of 2025 across food, drugstores, department stores, DIY and specialty formats, plus 2,154 franchised TGP stores. It also operates several licensed international formats, which are not recorded here as brands it owns.
Robinsons Retail: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇵🇭 Uncle John's and other Filipino brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 84 brands that began in the Philippines. 4 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Uncle John's is not one of them.
- Puregold — Puregold 🇵🇭
- 2GO Express — 2GO 🇵🇭
- 555 — Century Pacific 🇵🇭
- AirAsia Philippines — AirAsia X 🇲🇾
- Asian Terminals — Asian Terminals 🇵🇭
- C2 — URC 🇵🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Uncle John's?
The parent company of Uncle John's is Robinsons Retail, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Philippines.
Is Uncle John's Filipino?
Yes. Uncle John's originated in the Philippines and its owner, Robinsons Retail, is also headquartered in the Philippines.
Is Uncle John's still owned by Robinsons Retail?
Yes. As of 20 October 2026, Uncle John's is still owned by Robinsons Retail. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & 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] Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. SEC Form 17-A and audited financial statements, year ended 31 December 2025 — Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., Annual report; retrieved 20 October 2026.
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