Coffee Roasters Café in PH
Marks the company’s first foray into specialty
coffee, all-day brunch
Ready to cut the ribbon for the launching of the first Common Man Coffee Roasters café in the
Philippines. Photo shows (from left to right): Jollibee Group’s AVP and Head of Business Development
for Foreign Franchised Brands, Ned Bandojo; Jollibee Group’s President and Group Head for Greenwich,
Red Ribbon, & Foreign Franchised Brands, JJ Alano; Spa Esprit Group’s General Manager for Food
Division, Michael Bovell; Jollibee Group’s Chief Business Officer, Joseph Tanbuntiong; Spa Esprit
Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Common Man Coffee Roasters, Koon Beng “KB”
Chua; Ambassador of Singapore to the Philippines, Her Excellency Constance See; Vice Mayor of the
City Government of Makati, Honorable Monique Lagdameo; Jollibee Group’s President and Chief
Executive Officer, Ernesto Tanmantiong; Ayala Malls’ President, Mariana Zobel de Ayala; Jollibee
Group’s Chief of Real Estate and Design Officer & Chief Business Support Officer, William Tan Untiong;
Ayala Land Estates Inc.’s Group Deputy Head, Chris Maglanoc; and Common Man Coffee Roasters’
Operations Head, Chynna Ramos.
MANILA, Philippines. –The Jollibee Group is off to a great start this 2024 with the
opening of the first Common Man Coffee Roasters (CMCR) cafe in the Philippines at
the Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati City last January 11, 2024. This milestone opening
is part of the Jollibee Group’s aggressive growth plans this year, consistent with its
vision of becoming one of the top five restaurant companies in the world.
“We’re excited to bring the Common Man Coffee Roasters in the country and give the
community an elevated café experience,” said Ernesto Tanmantiong, Jollibee Group’s
President and CEO.
“Common Man’s consciously sourced coffee and numerous deliciously healthy brunch
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options contribute to this experience and help fulfill
our mission of spreading the joy of eating to
everyone. We invite everyone to come visit our first
ever Common Man Coffee Roasters café,” he
added.
Championing specialty coffee & brunch
Established in 2013, Common Man Coffee Roasters aims to champion specialty coffee
and the best all-day brunch and has expanded from Singapore to Malaysia, and now
the Philippines. It also roasts and sells coffee beans and operates the Coffee Barista
Academy in Singapore and Malaysia, which provides coffee training to baristas and
coffee enthusiasts.
In the Philippines, the breadth of the café’s menu includes different types of specialty
coffee, bannered by the Nitro Honey Oat Latte and Filter Brew. Its brunch is thoughtfully
crafted, headlined by the Common Man Full Breakfast that has generous servings of
sausage, bacon, portobello mushroom, hash browns, house-made baked chorizo
beans, and greens along with artisanal sourdough. The crowd favorite Common Man
Beef Brisket Benedict packs an indulging punch of savory in its tender braised beef
topped by poached eggs and creamy hollandaise.
The Jollibee Group announced its joint venture with Food Collective Pte. Ltd. (FCPL)
through FCJB Foods Inc. to own and operate Common Man Coffee Roasters in the
Philippines in August 2023. The Jollibee Group owns 60 percent in FCJB Foods Inc.
“This is the first café from our partnership with the Spa Esprit Group and we’re looking
forward to expanding the Common Man Coffee Roasters experience to more people.
The strong collaboration between the two partners is very evident and is greatly
rewarded by the enjoyment we see from people upon entering the café and upon tasting
our menu selections. We recognize the increasingly discerning palate of Filipinos and
we’re here to delight them,” said Joseph Tanbuntiong, Jollibee Group Chief Business
Officer, during the store’s inauguration and opening.
The inauguration rites were attended by Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines
Constance See, Makati Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo, Spa Esprit Group CEO and
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Common Man Coffee Roasters’ co-founder Koon
Beng Chua, Spa Esprit Food Group’s General
Manager Michael Bovell, Ayala Malls President
Mariana Zobel de Ayala, and Ayala Land Estates
Group Deputy Head Chris Maglanoc. The Jollibee
Group was represented by its President and CEO,
Ernesto Tanmantiong, its Chief Business Support Officer and Chief Real Estate &
Design Officer, William Tan Untiong, and its Chief Business Officer, Joseph
Tanbuntiong, along with the President and Group Head for Greenwich, Red Ribbon,
and Foreign Franchised Brands, JJ Alano, and AVP and Head of Business
Development for Foreign Franchised Brands, Ned Bandojo.
The Common Man Coffee Roasters at Ayala Triangle is open every Monday to Sunday
from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm.
To learn more about Common Man Coffee Roasters Philippines, visit their website, or follow
them on social media via Facebook and Instagram.
Other Photos:
A toast to the first brew! The opening of the Common Man Coffee Roasters’ first café in the country
brings in consciously sourced coffee and all-day brunch together – aiming to elevate the café experience
for Filipinos. Photo shows (counter clockwise): Jollibee Group’s Chief Business Officer, Joseph
Tanbuntiong; Spa Esprit Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Common Man Coffee Roasters Co-founder,
Koon Beng “KB” Chua; Ambassador of Singapore to the Philippines, Her Excellency Constance See; Vice
Mayor of the City Government of Makati, Honorable Monique Lagdameo; Ayala Malls’ President, Mariana
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Zobel de Ayala; Jollibee Group’s President and Chief
Executive Officer, Ernesto Tanmantiong; Jollibee Group’s
Chief of Real Estate and Design Officer & Chief Business
Support Officer, William Tan Untiong; Common Man Coffee
Roasters’ Operations Head, Chynna Ramos; Jollibee Group’s
Marketing for Foreign Franchised Brands, Paolo Aljibe;
Jollibee Group’s AVP and Head of Technical Services
Research and Development, Agnes McDonald; ; Jollibee Group’s Vice President and Head of Corporate
Communications, Pauline Lao; Ayala Land Estates Inc.’s Group Deputy Head, Chris Maglanoc; Spa
Esprit Group’s General Manager for Food Division, Michael Bovell; Jollibee Group’s AVP and Head of
Marketing for Foreign Franchised Brands Philippines, Jia Du; Jollibee Group’s AVP and Head of Business
Development for Foreign Franchised Brands, Ned Bandojo; and Jollibee Group’s President and Group
Head for Greenwich, Red Ribbon, and Foreign Franchised Brands, JJ Alano. About Jollibee group
Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC, also known as Jollibee Group) is one of the fastest-growing restaurant companies in the world. Its
mission is to serve great-tasting food and bring the joy of eating to everyone through its 18 brands with over 6,800 stores across 34
countries including the Philippines, United States, Canada, the People’s Republic of China, United Kingdom, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, and Australia.
The Jollibee Group has eight wholly owned brands (Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal, Yonghe King, Hong
Zhuang Yuan, Smashburger); four franchised brands (Burger King, Panda Express, and Yoshinoya in the Philippines, and Tim Ho
Wan in certain territories in China); 80% ownership of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf; 60% ownership in the SuperFoods Group that
owns Highlands Coffee; and 51% ownership of Milksha, a popular Taiwanese bubble tea brand. JFC also has a business venture
with award-winning Chef Rick Bayless for Tortazo, a Mexican fast-casual restaurant business in the United States.
The Jollibee Group, through its subsidiary Jollibee Worldwide Pte. Ltd. (JWPL) owns 92% participating interest in Titan Dining LP, a
private equity fund that owns the Tim Ho Wan brand. The Jollibee Group has a joint venture with the THW Group to open and
operate THW restaurants in Mainland China. Recently, the Jollibee Group has signed an agreement to establish a joint venture
company that will own and operate Tiong Bahru Bakery and Common Man Coffee Roasters in the Philippines.
The Jollibee Group has launched its global sustainability agenda dubbed Joy for Tomorrow, which aims to strengthen the
company’s commitment to sustainable business practices. The agenda centers on the key pillars of Food, People, and Planet, and
consists of 10 focus areas namely: food safety, food quality, nutrition & transparency, employee welfare, farmers livelihood,
community support, good governance, packaging & recycling, waste reduction, and energy & water efficiency. Each focus area sets
goals and initiatives that contribute and align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
The Jollibee Group was named the Philippines’ most admired company by the Asian Wall Street Journal for ten years. It was also
honored as one of Asia’s Fab 50 Companies and among the World’s Best Employers and World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies
by Forbes. The company is also a two-time recipient of Gallup’s Exceptional Workplace Award, making it the only Philippine-based
company to receive the distinction.
