Get a Mister Donut Franchise and Sell Almost P50,000 in One Day!!!!

(Courtesy of Mister Donut)

Today, I visited a commercial area in Metro Manila and I saw there were several Mister Donut shops in the area.  One of the Mister Donut shops was near Buses, FX shuttles and other public transport. IMAGINE SALES WOULD REACH about P50,000 in just one day.

New Mister Donut Cart-type (from their Website)

It seems Mister Donut sells more to commuters on the way home (as pasalubong or Take-Home goodies for the kids) rather than dine-ins.

One of the biggest Mister Donut shops is the one at the Trinoma. They have a great location overlooking the activity center and right along the passageway from the MRT NOrth Avenue station leading to Trinoma.

In certain areas, Mister Donut beats Dunkin Donut as Mister Donut sells at P10/pc versus P12/pc for the latter.  At P10/pc, Mister Donut is able to defend against Hapi House Donuts too which sells for the same price.

Returns Allowance of Mister Donut is 8% which means if their unsold donuts is less than 8%, the franchisee earns more on the difference.

The last think I like about Mister Donut is their Innovation. The Mister Donut shop does not sell only donuts--- they sell other meals too!!  

Franchise of Mister Donut for the cart type is P220,000 and minimum total investment of P500,000.  Quite high too.

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2010 AFFI FILIPINO FRANCHISE SHOW: Set-up Your Own "Siomai Haus" or "Mrs. Siomai" and Invest Less/Earn More!!!

To get a branded Siomai Franchise (Siomai House or Master Siomai, The Number 1 and 2 in the country now) will mean the following:

1.  Franchise Package of P250,000 (excluding mall or store improvements)

2.  Your Food Margin on the Siomai is a low 20% (which means YOU HAVE TO SELL MANY SIOMAIs TO EARN)

3.  You have to follow the Franchisor's instructions to the letter. THE FRANCHISOR IS YOUR BOSS AND BUSINESS PARTNER.

What if you do not want have a boss, want to earn bigger margins and do not want to spend (or do not have) P250 thousand to spend?

Lines forming at the JCM Foodlink booth

ENTER JCM FOODLINK.  They will sell you the siomai and siopao. You put-up your own brand and sell.

  Branded siomai franchises will sell you the siomai at 20% less than your selling price of P25/order of 4-pc siomai or P20.  JCM will sell you their siomai at P2/pc or P8/order and you sell at P25 for a MARGIN OF 68% (vs 20% of the branded siomais).

  Of course, Siomai House and Master Siomai have brand-recalls. You will need to promote your products LOUDLY but still, a 300% difference in margins is something serious. 


Given the high rent from most malls, a siomai foodcart should sell at least P15,000 to P25,000 a day at 25% markup.   In fact, some siomai foodcarts exceed that as in the case of the Siomai House in Ayala MRT that reportedly sells as high as P60-70 thousand a day!!!


JCM Contact Nos. 887-0122

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Some Things Never Change No Matter What Country You Are In. Example Robbers Disguised As Taxi Drivers

When I went to the Equatorial Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City to visit my friend Rina who happens to be the Pastry Chef of the 5-star Malaysian-owned Hotel, I noticed a Taxi Advisory signage posted in the lobby of said Hotel warning of illegal taxis that were overcharging riders (sounds normal in Manila) and to take well-know brand taxis (Mai Linh and Vinsons are two good taxis).

Techniques of Robbers cum Taxi drivers are taking a roundabout route (in Tagalog, ikot-ikot) instead of taking the shortest route or having fast meters (again, just like in Manila).


(courtesy of Equatorial Hotel)


(Mai Linh taxi meter; Innovas and Vios are the norm)


(Ladydriver for Vinson's Taxi)

Flag down rate is about Vn dong 10,000 (about P22.00).

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There is Nothing Like Having a Politician as a Customer to Boost Your Resto's Image

  In Ho Chi Minh City, a noodle restaurant gained notoriety when former President Bill Clinton ate noodles in their premises.  The restaurant has since been renamed Pho 2000 to commemorate the event.  Inside is a pic of the former President dining inside the said restaurant.



Quite recently, the Emerald Restaurant in Manila, an old well-established restaurant serving fine Chinese cuisine, gained a lot of free publicity when the media learned that the Manila City Mayor, also the head of the Crisis Committee dealing with the HongKong hostage situation, dined at said restaurant during the hostage-taking crisis.

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2010 AFFI FILIPINO FRANCHISE SHOW: RICE MEALS AND RICE IN A BOX, The Filipino is a Rice-Devouring Human Being

Despite the proliferation of Bakeries, bakeshops and the like, Rice will always be a staple.  Look at Red Ribbon and Goldilocks, both of which are bakeshops that offer a variety of rice meals.  A Filipino's stomach will never be full unless there's rice. KFC and Jollibee have Chicken with Rice as their Flagship products.

During the AFFI Filipino Franchise Show, I saw 2 outfits offering RICE favorites:


(RBX booth)

RBX had been around for a while with their Rice in a Box.  Remember at one time, there were so many Rice-In-A-Box franchises mshrooming left and right.  Now, there are not so many but there are still some. Maybe not in a box but in a styro and THEY NOW CALL THEM RICE TOPPINGS.


(Rice N Spice booth)

Contact nos. 0922-8202329 or 355-0216

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2010 AFFI FILIPINO FRANCHISE SHOW: Stick Em Up or in Tagalog-speak, Tuhog!

As traditional as Eating-On-The-Run are food on a stick (skewered in Chef-speak too) and the choices ranges from the American BBQ & hotdog to the Filipino Street Foods-On-A-Stick like Fishballs, Squidballs and chicken innards (intestine or isaw, chicken head & feet, coagulated chicken blood---hahahaha).

During the recent AFFI Filipino Franchise Food Show, there were samples of the Filipinos' passion to eat anything on a stick:


(Sam's Everything booth)


(Sam's Everything extensive menu board)

Contact no. for Sam's Everything is 453-5239/40 c/o of Noble House (company name)


(courtesy of Itlog on Sticks by Sam's)

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2010 AFFI FILIPINO FRANCHISE SHOW: Sisig Without the Beer

Sisig used to be associated with pulutan (beer appetizer) and beer.  Then, Gerry's and Dencio's  Filipino Restaurants started offering Sisig not only made in the original chopped Pig face etc  but also Pork-free as in with Chicken, Tuna or Bangus (Milkfish) varieties but these were quite pricey yet as these were served in fine dining restaurants.

Now comes the food cart medium and Sisig is available as Topping for steaming Rice.  Most popular is Sisig Hooray (Robinson's Galeria, SM Makati, Ever Commonwealth) but last I checked, they do not franchise.

  During the AFFI Filipino Franchise Show, I saw Sisig in the City on display. 

I saw Sisig in the City at Waltermart North EDSA and they serve pork, chicken and bangus with prices ranging from P55 to P65 per order.  If is a bit pricey when you think you can get a One-piece chicken with rice and soup from Mang Inasal for only P49.  But then again, there are customers who may just like Sisig for a change.

Contact 0922-8384522
Website www.sisiginthecity.com

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Direct from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City): Would You Buy Your Bread from a Bakery called Crumbs????

Spotted opposite a Temple we just visited in right in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was this signage  for the "Crumbs. Your Local Bakery".

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. . . .   Bread, anyone?

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