A Filipino-owned Vietnamese company and six Philippine firms were named to the inaugural Fortune Asia 100 Best Companies to Work For in Southeast Asia list, with two subsidiaries of the Gokongwei Group making the cut. Jollibee Foods Corp.’s Highlands Coffee ranked ninth on the list, according to...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed a bill seeking to establish a Philippine national coffee industry development program in support of the country’s local growers. Lacson noted that coffee “is life for many Filipinos, but for our local growers, it 's a daily...
Jollibee Foods Corp. reported that its Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) brand has opened its first in Hulhumalé, Maldives, marking another step in its growing international presence. CBTL is the Jollibee Group’s flagship brand for coffee and tea, and it now has over 1,200 locations across more than...
Malaysia-based coffee restaurant chain OldTown White Coffee plans to invest up to ₱400 million over the next five years as it ramps up expansion in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. Del Mundo Group, the Philippine licensee of OldTown, said the investment will cover the opening of a total of 20...
Coffee lovers are gearing up for a caffeine-filled weekend as KapeCon 2025 takes over Paseo de Roxas Avenue in Makati City on October 11 to 12, 2025. Organized by Coffee Home Brewers (CHB), the country’s largest online community of coffee enthusiasts, the festival promises two full days of...
DAVAO CITY – Coffees from Davao del Sur and Sultan Kudarat provinces are set to represent the country in the Southeast Asia Green Coffee Competition (SEAGCC) in Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat in October. In the Arabica category, eight of the top 10 winners were from coffees grown in Bansalan...
At the renewal of his endorsement for Don Macchiatos coffee held at the BGC in Taguig City on June 18, Kapamilya star Daniel Padilla appears to be happy and content after recently turning 30. He feels increasingly fulfilled as he matures, with a greater sense of purpose in life that extends beyond...
After years of delay, Jollibee Foods Corporation is now more upbeat about the prospects for an initial public offering of its highly profitable and rapidly expanding Highlands Coffee business which is the dominant coffee chain in Vietnam. In an online media briefing, Jollibee Chief Financial...
Excelsa coffee cherries are harvested at a farm near Nzara, South Sudan on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) NZARA COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — Catherine Bashiama runs her fingers along the branches of the coffee tree she's raised from a seedling, searching anxiously for its...
ILOILO CITY – A homegrown café has revived golf enthusiasm for younger Ilonggos and brought support for local coffee farmers. COFFEE and golf at the Iloilo Golf Driving Range. (Tara Yap) Megan Bautista found a new mission when she opened Dripple Coffee at the...
Figaro Coffee Group (FCG), a leading player in the Philippine food and beverage industry, expects further growth this year after strong earnings in the fourth quarter of 2024. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the company said that with total assets of ₱5.47 billion, FCG is...
Arabica coffee wildings thrive in elevated places like Bakun, Benguet, especially as its cultivation at higher elevations and in cooler temperatures help the concentration of its flavor. (This is an A.I. generated picture.) Hedcor, a renewable asset manager of Aboitiz Power Corporation...
