Jollibee reopens its doors for customers; sets the bar for quality standards for safety and cleanliness

Today, as the world adapts to a “new normal” due to the global pandemic, the country’s number one fast food chain Jollibee has been gearing up to go the extra mile to ensure the safety of its customers while continuing to deliver quality food and service.

As Jollibee re-opens more of its stores and resumes dine-in services in select areas, it has intensified the implementation of safety measures and sanitation protocols for its employee and customers. 

Cooking at home more often? Remember these tips to help ensure food safety

Aside from fresh produce like fruits and vegetables,
make sure to wash meat ingredients before cooking.

Spending more time at home has enabled some people to explore cooking and experiment with recipes. Whether one is a newbie cook or a long-time home chef, here are tips one can follow to help ensure food safety while making new dishes.

Wash hands before preparing food

Aside from carefully washing any fresh produce or meat product bought from the market, another way to ensure food safety is to practice proper handwashing before preparing ingredients for cooking. Make sure to thoroughly wash hands for more than 20 seconds using soap and clean water.

McDonald’s shares enhanced safety protocols with DTI

From left: McDonald’s Assistant Vice President for Operations Rommel Ong,
 DTI Undersecretary for Consumer Protection Group Ruth Castelo,
McDonald’s President and CEO Kenneth Yang, Chairman of House Committee
 on Trade and Industry Congressman Wes Gatchalian, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez,
 National Task Force against Covid-19 Chief Implementer
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and SM Supermalls President Steven Tan

QSR giant reinforces quality, safety and cleanliness for Dine-In

As the country continue to fight to flatten the curve, safety and sanitation remain to be the top concerns of Filipinos. Understanding the sentiment of consumers, McDonald’s Philippines has further reinforced their commitment to quality, safety and cleanliness.

At a visit by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) led by Secretary Ramon Lopez, National Task Force against Covid-19 Chief Implemente Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., and Chairman of House Committee on Trade and Industry Congressman Wes Gatchalian, McDonald’s showed that it is ready for dine-in with its safety protocols for employees and customers in place.

From farm to table: Australian Table Grapes are back in the Philippines with unique varieties on offer this season

Naturally grown and ripened under the Australian sunshine with a sweet burst of flavour and juicy pulp, the new season of fresh Australian Table Grapes are now available for Filipinos to enjoy today.

From April, the 2020 season varieties will be available at different stores and partners like Rustans Supermarket, Shopwise, Marketplace by Rustans, Robinsons Supermarket, S&R, SM, and even thru e-Commerce partners like Baytownsproduce, Crate2plate and Dizon Farms, which includes Tam’s Gold and Crimson Seedless as well as Sweet Sapphire (a long finger shaped black grape), Autumn Crisp (a very sweet and crispy grape) and Cotton Candy (a sweet, aromatic green grape).  These varieties are known for their extra sweet taste making them a delicious snack the whole family can enjoy. 

Let's Make Dalgona Coffee!

Staying at home is indeed a bummer for all of us, but this will not keep us from enjoying something new. And as many people are now getting hooked online and to TikTok, in which I am also addicted to watching and making videos. And one of the most talked about item on that platform is the creation of what they call Dalgona Coffee.

It was on these platforms that I got curious on how they are made and looking on how nice they look in pictures made me want to also try it for myself. This is also a great way to try my skills in making a new beverage.

Some say that Dalgona Coffee originated in India, Pakistan or Macau. But whichever country it came from, how it is made is what makes it very enjoyable. And despite the scarcity of ingredients, this can be done with just very basic items which are:

McDonald’s is committing 50,000 meals to be served through ‘McDo Kindness Kitchen’

Through the project of Ronald McDonald House Charities, individuals and organizations may now help provide more meals for those in need.

Recognizing the selfless efforts of frontliners and the support needed by marginalized communities, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), the charity of choice of McDonald’s Philippines opens the McDo Kindness Kitchen. For this program, McDonald’s Philippines pledges 50,000 meals to be served for medical health workers, police, LGU volunteers, government agencies and local communities.

FUWA FUWA Deli Bread Series: Your New Favorite Snack On-The-Go

In continuing to deliver delightful and delectable breads to all Filipinos, Nippon Premium Bakery, Inc. introduces new and exciting sets of Fuwa Fuwa breads that will level up your snack time: the Fuwa Fuwa Deli Breads, and new series of sweet breads that will make you go crazy for more of these fluffy goodness.

Fuwa Fuwa Deli Bread Series:

Bacon and Cheese Bread -- Sink your teeth into this bread that comes with a mouthful of creamy shredded cheese topped with bacon bits. This savory treat will be your new favorite on-the-go snack. 

Cheese Mayo Bread -- Fuwa Fuwa’s signature soft bread topped with shredded cheese and rich, creamy Japanese mayo - these 2 combined will remind you why you need to stop, grab a snack, and eat!

Golden Arches Development Corporation (McDonald’s Philippines) Official Statement on the COVID-19 Response

As the situation on COVID-19 remains to be uncertain, Golden Arches Development Corporation (McDonald’s Philippines), majority owned and operated by Dr. George T. Yang has announced the release of a response fund of P500 million pesos to enable the company to provide assistance for its employees and communities it serves. 

For company employees, the fund covers: 

Restaurant crew and managers whether they are unable to come to work or not, and head office employees’ salaries to be released for the period of the quarantine. 

A special premium pay package will be provided for crew and managers who are able to come to work in selected stores that remain open to serve the community in enhanced quarantine areas.

Joshua Garcia’s new Jollibee commercial will make you crave for the beefy langhap-sarap Yumburger!

Who can ever resist the mouthwatering aroma of a freshly-cooked Jollibee Yumburger? Certainly not Jollibee ambassador Joshua Garcia and his friends, as we see in a brand new commercial!

The tempting and alluring scent of the beefy langhap-sarap Yumburger is the star of this new TVC, as we witness exactly what it can do. As Joshua indulges in that delicious burger that’s made with 100% pure beef, his friends take in its goodness that’s drifting in the air—and they already know they’re about to have something unforgettably delicious. It also brings them closer together, too!

USAID and PBEd Partner with McDonald’s Philippines to Offer Work-Based Training Positions for 5,000 Youth

Standing L-R: Ronald McDonald, Chona L. Torre,
 SVP for Human Capital Group, Golden Arches Development
 Corporation; George T. Yang, Chairman & Founder,
Golden Arches Development Corporation; US Ambassador
Sung Kim; Ramon del Rosario, PBed Chair; Dominique
 Tutay, DOLE BLE DirectorSeated L-R: Kenneth Yang,
President & CEO Golden Arches Development Corporation
and Lovelaine Basillote, PBed Executive Director
and Youthworks PH Chief of Party

YouthWorks PH, a youth employment project implemented by the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Golden Arches Development Corporation (McDonald’s Philippines) to train 5,000 unemployed and out-of-school youth.

YouthWorks PH is a workforce development project valued at more than Php1.7 billion that expands training and employment opportunities for Filipino youth, connecting them to technical vocational training institutions and companies.

Padi's Barkada Bar Tour With Gloc-9, Shanti Dope, And Other Asintada Artists

The Party heats up at the country’s widest and number 1 Restaurant and Bar chain, Padi’s!

Padi’s Point, now simply called “Padi’s”, undoubtedly remains at the top of the industry as the premiere party place in town, with 26 branches Luzon-wide.

It has long carried the distinction of being the favorite gimik venue for barkadas, with nightly entertainment of live bands, DJs that play hype dance music and party hits, plus food and drinks served for the barkada appetite such as the Party of Six, Barkada Feast and the signature 3-liter Padi’s Cocktail Towers!

Birthday Treat For February 29 Celebrants

Something exciting is coming up this 2020, because Leap Year Babies get to celebrate their very special birthday right on the day itself, which only comes once every four years! 

To make it extra special, McDonald’s is joining in on the fun and giving a FREE treat to all February 29 birthday celebrants, to mark this rare once-every-four-years occasion with an exciting treat.

Pia Wurtzbach joins the Jollibee family as its newest endorser

From L-R: Event host Vince Velasco, Jollibee Brand Engagement
Officer Celina Tan, Jollibee AVP for Brand PR, Communications
and Digital Arline Adeva, Pia Wurtzbach, Jollibee Marketing
Director for Core Products Mari Aldecoa, and Jollibee
Brand Manager for Core Product Pamie Cruz.

The world-famous beauty queen is now the face of the Crispy and Creamy Two-Na Sarap Jollibee Tuna Pie

What’s better than one Pia Wurtzbach? How about two Pia Wurtzbachs, announcing to the world—or the universe, rather—the much-awaited return of a Jollibee favorite, the crispy and creamy two-na sarap Jollibee Tuna Pie, now in Original and Spicy variants?

No less than the 2015 Miss Universe herself, looking confidently beautiful as ever, is the latest addition to the star-studded Jollibee family of ambassadors.

In the brand-new commercial, two versions of Wurtzbach represent the two-na variants of the Tuna Pie. This reflects how Wurtzbach is in real life, a person who is dynamic and adaptable—when she’s with friends and loved ones, she could simply be her amazing self like the Original variant; or when the event calls for it, she could also be fierce and fiery like the exciting kick of the Spicy variant.