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...
Reduced liabilities from its mothballed petrochemical unit, combined with stronger performances in travel and real estate, helped propel core earnings at JG Summit Holdings Inc., the country’s second-largest conglomerate by market value. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, JG Summit...
Universal Robina Corp., the food and beverage arm of the Gokongwei Group, reported a 5.7 percent improvement in attributable net income to ₱8.48 billion for the nine months of 2025 from ₱8.02 billion for the same period last year on the growth of its branded consumer foods (BCF) business. In a...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Sunday, Nov. 2, that it was closely monitoring a massive environmental threat Negros Oriental after a wastewater spill from a collapsed containment lagoon in Bais City stained the local marine environment. Undersecretary...
This Halloween, horrors lurk in every corner. Some would decorate their house with different kinds of ghosts, ghouls, skeletons, and other supernatural creatures, along with friendly Jack o’ Lanterns. Others might be streaming scary movies as early as now to really bring in the spooky vibe. Your...
Universal Robina Corp. (URC), the food and beverage unit of the Gokongwei Group, reported an 11-percent drop in net income to ₱6.7 billion in the first half of 2025 mainly due to an impairment charge related to the discontinuation of part of its packaging segment. In a disclosure to the...
Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has named seasoned marketer Karen Ong as its new Chief Marketing Officer, bringing in a highly experienced and reliable hand as it seeks to further expand its brands footprint in the region. Karen has over two decades of experience with various multinational firms. She...
US-basaed Capital Group Companies Inc. (CGC), one of the world’s largest investment management firms with over $2.6 trillion in assets, reported that it now has accumulated a 5.052 percent stake in the Gokongwei Group’s Universal Robina Corporation afte. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC), the Gokongwei Group’s food and beverage unit, is has opened a new research and development center under its Malaysian subsidiary, URMunchy’s, as it bids to set the pace in snack innovation across Southeast Asia. “This center is not just a facility: It’s...
As inflation continues to ease, the Gokongwei Group’s food and beverage unit Universal Robina Corporation reported that noted that consumers are now less likely to purchase cheaper alternatives to their preferred products. “We are benefiting from more positive consumer sentiment in the...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC), the Gokongwei Group’s food and beverage unit, expects its growth to accelerate as rising consumer confidence leads to higher sales. “We are starting the year on a high note, delivering impressive volume growth across our key branded businesses in the first...
Universal Robina Corp. (URC), the Gokongwei Group’s food and beverage unit, reported a three percent dip in core net income to ₱12.2 billion last year due to lower earnings from its sugar and renewables business (SURE). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said sales...
