Does Japan have Jollibee? Why is there no jollibee in japan?

I went to Cebu, Philippines for 10 days！

Of course, I went to Jollibee。

I also tried McDonald’s but in my opinion Jollibee has a better taste.

I will tell you the difference between Jollibee and McDonald’s in the Philippines, including the difference in the number of stores and the difference in price!

What kind of fast food restaurant is Jollibee? What about the menu?

Jolibee is a fast food restaurant operated by Jolibee Food Corporation.

Jolibee is the number one fast food share in the Philippines, and McDonald’s is trying to beat that record.

That’s how popular Jollibee is, and I like it too!

Menu

Jollibee had menus like McDonald’s and Kentucky, but the style that also incorporated Filipino culture such as pasta and rice was impressive.

McDonald’s and Kentucky also offers fried chicken with rice just to adopt the Filipino culture.

Jollibee expands Overseas！

I made a list of countries that has Jollibee.

Comparison of McDonald’s and Jollibee in the Philippines

McDonald’s is the No. 1 fast food chain in any country, but currently not in the Philippines.

The number of Jolibee stores in the Philippines is 1204, and McDonald’s is 704 (2022 data)

Jolibee has 1204 stores, while McDonald’s has 704 stores.。

Jollibee have 1.7 times store than McDonalds.

However, McDonald’s increased by 33 stores in a year, but Jollibee increased 20 stores only.

I’m curious about what will happen between the differences number of stores in the future.

Reference

Both prices vary depending on the menu, but there is no big difference (2022 information)

In the chicken set menu, McDonald’s is 117 pesos, while Jollibee is 105 pesos.

In the burger set, McDonald’s was 95 pesos and Jollibee was 101 pesos.

There are differences depending on the menu, but it’s just a littlle.

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I’m sure Japanese people think that Jollibee is more delicious than McDonald’s..

McDonald’s in the Philippines is completely different from the taste of Japan and the United States because it suits the local people.

Hamburger in McDonald’s with banana ketchup didn’t suit my taste buds because it’s a bit sweet.

But on the other hand, Jollibee’s hamburgers are not sweet and easy to eat even for Japanese.

Both have a menu of rice and fried chicken, but I think that Jollibee is more delicious.

Both McDonald’s and Jollibee are slow in taking and giving orders.

Me and my Filipino wife went to both McDonald’s and Jollibee and we waited for more than 20 minutes even though it was fast food.

If you’re in a hurry I guess it is better to buy in convenience store.

But I like both Jollibee and Mcdonald’s image

McDonald’s image is good but Jollibee’s image is cute.

Is there jollibee in japan?

As of now March 2024, It’s sad to say but there is no Jollibee in Japan.

But they are considering expanding into Japan.

Why is there no Jollibee in Japan?Is it possible to open a store in Japan?

The news of considering expanding into Japan came out in 2015.

It seems that it was planned to build a store by 2019 after the consideration of expanding in 2015, but nearly 9 years have already passed, and Jollibee still not in Japan.

But it seems that the plan to open a store in Australia is progressing, so I expect that the next step will be to expand into Japan.

UPDATE on April 4, 2024: Opening of stores is focusing in the United States and China.

Jollibee Foods Corporation announced, “We will not prioritize creating branches in Japan, but focus on opening stores in the United States and China.” The reason is that “there is no foundation to start in Japan and the population is declining in Japan.

Maybe Covid influence the delays of expansion in Japan

I heard that the opening of stores in Japan was postponed from 2018 to 2020.

However, Covid came out on 2020.

During that time, restaurants had a hard time to to operate, maybe that’s why they postponed the expansion.

Australia’s store opening plan is prioritized, and maybe Japan is next

Jolibee seems to have been thinking of expanding into Japan in anticipation of the increase in Filipino workers.

As mentioned above, as of 2022, there are more than 290,000 Filipinos living in Japan.

I think there are many, but the next Filipinos are 310,000 in Australia than in Japan.

There is no Jolibee in Australia yet, but Jolibee announced in 2022 that it has already been decided where to open a store in Australia.

It’s already 2024, but I don’t have any news about store opening information yet…

As a priority, it’s more like Australia than Japan, so I think it will start to advance to Japan once Australia is settled.

Summary

I want to visit Jollibee at least once when I go on a trip to the Philippines.