{"id":22681,"date":"2016-07-16T03:05:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T19:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booky.ph\/blog\/?p=22681"},"modified":"2019-12-03T13:26:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T05:26:35","slug":"crazy-facts-jollibee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booky.ph\/blog\/crazy-facts-jollibee\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Shocking Facts You Never Knew About Jollibee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Think you know Jollibee? Think again.<\/p>\n

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Everyone loves Jollibee. Decades since it opened, it remains reminiscent of many childhood memories for us Filipinos–1st birthday, pasalubong<\/em>, 7th birthday, merienda, <\/em>12th birthday, you know the rest. But how well do you REALLY know this fast food giant?<\/p>\n

We dug up excerpts from Jollibee’s coffee table book, ‘A 25-Year Love Story with the Pinoy’<\/em> a.k.a. the JolliBIBLE.<\/strong> Here’s what we found out.<\/p>\n

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Photo from Jollibee’s website<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It started out in 1975 as an ice cream parlor.<\/h2>\n
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Photo from Eduardo De Leon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back in 1975, owner Tony Tan Caktiong opened a Magnolia Ice Cream<\/strong> franchise in Cubao. This was later known as the first ever Jollibee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chickenjoy was only introduced after 5 long years.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Photo from @bestfriendjollibee<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, there was a time when Chickenjoy didn’t exist. Can you imagine Jollibee without chicken?<\/p>\n

Fun Fact:<\/strong> Ice cream came first, burgers next, spaghetti afterwards, and finally--Chickenjoy in 1980.<\/pre>\n
There was a Jollibee Sausage Muffin with Egg… in Hong Kong.<\/h2>\n
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Photo from Jordan via Flickr<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Jollibee in the Philippines had the sausage and egg pandesal–and it was introduced in 1985<\/strong>! Although in HK, they got the muffin version. This may have already been phased out there too.<\/p>\n
You can only find Jollibee Halo-Halo abroad.<\/h2>\n
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Photo from Maggie Z.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Jollibee here in the PH recently released their halo-halo sundae,<\/strong> but in countries like the States, they’ve got the real deal. Maybe they didn’t want this halo-halo to compete with Chowking’s<\/a>, since the Jollibee Food Corporation owns it too.<\/p>\n
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There was a Jollibee TV show.<\/h2>\n
Photo from Jollitown Philippines<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
It was called ‘Jollitown<\/strong>‘. Here, they staged their first ever holiday musical special for children dubbed \u201cA Magical Christmas at Jollitown\u201d.<\/p>\n
In 2012, Jollibee appeared on Marvel comics.<\/h2>\n
Photo from Filipiknow<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Marvel came out with a collectible 8-page comic entitled ‘Avengers: Menance of the Mole Man”<\/strong>. Mole Man brings doom to Manila, conspiring to bring an earthquake right in front of a Jollibee store.<\/strong><\/p>\n
There are 3 discontinued Jollibee mascots.<\/h2>\n
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Photo from Echo-Marav<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
…out of this bunch.<\/p>\n
Photo from Echo-Marav<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Of course we know Jollibee, Mr. Yum, Hetty, Twirlie, Champ, and Popo–but there used to be Mico, Chickee, and Lady Moo <\/strong>too.<\/p>\n
Jollibee wasn’t even the first mascot.<\/h2>\n
Photo from Percy’s Fastfood Toys<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Although the big red and yellow bee is now the face of the brand, it was Mr. Yum who first debuted as a live mascot<\/strong>. Mr. Yum was made to represent their first flagship product, the Yum Burger.<\/p>\n
…and he used to be color green.<\/h2>\n
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Left: Photo from Jollibee’s ‘A 25-Year Love Story with the Pinoy’ | Right: Photo from Mufflings<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
He used to be much more slender, and slightly less jolly too. It was only after catching and observing live bees himself <\/strong>that artist Willie Villano brought red and yellow bee to life.<\/p>\n
In fact, here’s how their old logo looked like.<\/h2>\n
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Photo from Jollibee’s ‘A 25-Year Love Story with the Pinoy’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Changes later came when they decided to drop the “Yumburger” as part of the logo, and went for the rounder font we see today.<\/p>\n
How many of these fun facts did you know? Sound off in the comments below! Plus, here’s an insider tip<\/strong>: If you ever find yourself lost in Manila, without internet + missing Jollibee, just search “NEARBY JOLLIBEE<\/strong>” in the Booky app<\/a> to see a quick list! #BookySavesTheDay<\/p>\n
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