Who owns Yoshinoya (Philippines)?
Yoshinoya (Philippines) is operated by Jollibee Group (the Philippines, PSE: JFC) under licence; Jollibee Group does not own the name.[1] The Yoshinoya name is owned by the Japanese Yoshinoya chain.
Evidence: Jollibee Group 2025 Annual Report, Jollibee Foods Corporation. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Jollibee Foods Corporation reported
- Headquarters
- 🇵🇭 Philippines, Pasig City
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Fast casual › Fast casual restaurants
- Parent ticker
- PSE: JFC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Yoshinoya (Philippines)
Yoshinoya in the Philippines is run by Yoshinoya Jollibee Foods, a joint venture in which Jollibee holds 50 per cent and which its accounts describe as owning and operating the brand in that country only. The gyudon beef bowl chain itself is Japanese. Nine Philippine stores were trading at the end of 2025, making it the group's smallest business.
Ownership timeline of Yoshinoya (Philippines)
Where Yoshinoya (Philippines) sits in Jollibee Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Jollibee Group
Jollibee Group controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
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About the owner: Jollibee Group
Jollibee Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Pasig City, Philippines, founded in 1978.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Who makes Yoshinoya (Philippines)?
Jollibee Group makes and sells Yoshinoya (Philippines) under a licensing agreement.
Does Jollibee Group own Yoshinoya (Philippines)?
No. Jollibee Group holds a licence to make and sell Yoshinoya (Philippines), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Yoshinoya (Philippines) come from?
Yoshinoya (Philippines) originated in Japan.
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] Jollibee Group 2025 Annual Report — Jollibee Foods Corporation, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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