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Jollibee opens its first Canadian location in Winnipeg

Crowds line up for a taste of Jollibee in Winnipeg on December 15, 2016. (Jollibee Canada/Facebook</a>)
Crowds line up for a taste of Jollibee in Winnipeg on December 15, 2016. (Jollibee Canada/Facebook)

Famous Filipino fast food restaurant Jollibee has opened its doors for the first time in Canada and Winnipeggers are the lucky taste testers.

Customers lined up hours before the store opened on Wednesday for a taste of specialties like Jolly Spaghetti, as well as “crispylicious and juicylicious” fried chicken.

“Winnipeg is a fitting choice for Jollibee’s first Canadian store because it has the largest density of Filipinos to the total population of the city,” said Maribeth dela Cruz, vice-president and general manager for Jollibee Foods Corporation North America, in a press release.

“Every Filipino wants to be reminded of the taste of home, especially during Christmas, and I think there is no other fast food brand out there that can deliver that but Jollibee.”

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It seems that the throngs of people braving the -27 C weather would agree.


This is the 35th Jollibee store to open in North America, and is one of more than 3,000 locations globally.