Jollibee a Filipino comfort food! Known as the "McDonald's of the Philippines," Jollibee offers hamburgers and French fries as well as things like rice, spaghetti and palabok, a Filipino noodle dish with pork, shrimp and eggs. But it's probably best known for its fried chicken, or "Chickenjoy" — which is so famous that Filipinos will call fried chicken from any restaurant "Chickenjoy." The story of Jollibee starts in 1975, when Tony Tan Caktiong — now one of the richest people in the Philippines — started working with his family selling ice cream on the streets in Manila. Three years later, they began selling hot food under the name Jollibee. By 1987, Jollibee was one of the Philippines' top 100 corporations. It's now the largest fast food chain in the Philippines — bigger than McDonald's — with more than 1,200 restaurants in the country, as well as about another 400 around the world by the end of 2022. The company says it owes much of its growth to its focus on food, service and cleanliness. It's also cheaper than McDonald's. Jollibee is now the place where kids have their birthday parties, and Filipinos living abroad will line up for hours when a new store opens in their area. In total, the Jollibee Foods Corporation had a record $5.4 billion in sales around the world in 2022 and growing!