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List of restaurant chains in the Philippines

This is a list of notable restaurant chains in the Philippines. A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants with the same name in many different locations that are either under shared corporate ownership (e.g., McDonald's in the United States) or franchising agreements. Typically, the restaurants within a chain are built to a standard format through architectural prototype development and offer a standard menu and/or services.

Current chains

Former chains

  • A&W Restaurants - defunct in 2004
  • Burger Machine – now a food stall chain[36]
  • Cindy's - established Tarlac 1972, fastfood chain defunct by 2000s[37]
  • Go Nuts Donuts - defunct in 2020
  • IHOP - introduced 2014, local branches closed in 2022[38]
  • Manong Pepe's - Jollibee Food Corporation venture into low cost carinderia style fast food. First store opened in 2007 and all stores closed down in 2011[39]
  • Teddy's Bigger Burgers[40][41]

See also

  • List of Filipino restaurants

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