URC: brands it owns and its ownership tree
URC (PSE: URC) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Quezon City, Philippines that owns 7 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Universal Robina Corporation is one of the largest branded food and beverage companies in the Philippines and a core subsidiary of the conglomerate JG Summit Holdings. It was founded in 1954 when John Gokongwei Jr. set up Universal Corn Products, a cornstarch plant in Pasig. Branded consumer foods made up about 68 per cent of 2025 revenue, led by Jack 'n Jill snacks, C2 tea and Great Taste coffee, alongside animal feed, flour and sugar milling; it bought Malaysia's Munchy's biscuits in 2021.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Universal Robina Corporation (also Universal Robina, URC)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇵🇭 Quezon City, Philippines
- Founded
- 1954
- Tickers
- PSE: URC
- Website
- www.urc.com.ph
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
URC in numbers
- URC owns 7 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is food with 4 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside Philippines.
Everything URC owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 7 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does URC own?
URC owns 7 consumer brands tracked here, including Great Taste, Refresh, Payless, Munchy's, Jack 'n Jill and C2.
Is URC a Filipino company?
Yes. URC is headquartered in Quezon City, Philippines and was founded in 1954.
Who owns URC?
URC is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as URC on the PSE.
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] Universal Robina Corporation — SEC Form 17-A for the year ended 31 December 2025 — Universal Robina Corporation, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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