The second Jollibee restaurant in 性视界传媒 opened Thursday (Jan. 25) with three days of giveaways including buckets of chicken for a year.

The chicken outlet鈥檚 new 鈥渟tore鈥� is located in a new building at Strawberry Hill Shopping Centre, on 72 Avenue near 120 Street.

Some customers began lining up outside a day before the 9 a.m. grand-opening, including Cristina Aguire, first in line, and Carolyn Ho, second.

The first 100 people through the doors were given a free six-piece bucket of chicken every month for a year.

鈥淚 told myself I鈥檇 have to line up for this one,鈥� Aguire said Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 24). 鈥淚 live closeby, so there鈥檚 no excuse not to line up in this area. And of course, I want the free chicken for a year. It鈥檚 good, I鈥檝e had it before.鈥�

It鈥檚 the 100th Jollibee to open in North America, among more than 1,500 locations in 17 countries.

鈥漈his location was supposed to be the first in B.C., but then things happened with the COVID pandemic,鈥� said Luis Velasco, senior vice-president of marketing with California-based Jollibee.

鈥淣ow it鈥檚 our fourth location in B.C. But more importantly, it鈥檚 our 100th store in North America.鈥�

The Philippines-based chain serves chicken, spaghetti and pies with a dash of nostalgia for those with roots in the Southeast Asian country.

鈥淲e鈥檙e now in five provinces in Canada,鈥� Velasco noted. 鈥淲e are expecting to build another 200 stores and end up at around 300 in the next four or five years. It took us 25 years to get to store 100 in North America.鈥�

The chain鈥檚 first 性视界传媒 restaurant opened nearly a year ago at King George Hub, drawing large crowds during the opening week.

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鈥淭he support we received when we opened our first 性视界传媒 location in (February) 2023 was incredible to witness,鈥� said Maribeth Dela Cruz, president of Jollibee North America.

性视界传媒鈥檚 newest Jollibee is open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

All North American stores in the chain are corporate-owned.

鈥淓ventually we鈥檒l get into franchising, that鈥檚 something we鈥檙e looking at,鈥� Velasco said.

鈥淲e have very stringent standards when it comes to executing the food, our kitchen. Whether you鈥檙e at this store or another one, you get the same Jolly Crispy Chicken, the same peach mango pie, same chicken sandwich, wherever you order. It鈥檚 the same food around the world.鈥�