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   Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 02:37:37 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

   @heliosef Ganito siya lumabas (attached screenshot).

   But, yeah, mamantika nga. Ginagawa ko, lagyan gravy.

   Although if there are more options, Uncle John's chicken and KFC Philippines chicken are better.

   Uncle John's chicken, it's crispier, less grease, and consistently big. Sa Jollibee, if it's a franchise store it's small; but if it's handled by JFC itself, it's big.

   While the chicken of KFC Philippines is soft and tastier, on the medium size.

   Hmm… Mang Inasal too? Still, I'll pick Uncle John's or KFC Philippines over Jollibee and Mang Inasal.

   #Philippines

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 12:12:15 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     @rom @heliosef

     That I'm not sure. I only recalled reading how franchise stores basically have more freedom, and they have an option to choose their own source (for example chicken) as long as they use the same recipe and pass HQ's quality tests.

     Since then, whenever the chicken is smaller, I assume it's a franchise store that decided to source independently. Because the ones that come directly from JFC are from big chickens.

     I guess the best way is to ask.

     Hmm… that gave me an idea, track and mark branches that are franchises and have small chickens. ^_^;;

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     Oh 2 ten (rom@social.lol)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 12:12:16 JST Oh 2 ten

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     @youronlyone @heliosef how to find out if it is a franchise?

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 12:38:03 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     @rom @heliosef

     Although I'm not sure if there's any legal issues in doing that?

     Maybe it's fine to track which ones are franchise stores, and then store the information in #OpenStreetMap. But I'm not sure when it comes to if the branch's chicken is big or small. ^_^;;

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     Oh 2 ten (rom@social.lol)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 12:38:04 JST Oh 2 ten

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     @youronlyone @heliosef yep! would be useful! :)

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 15:07:34 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     @seav Ahh! That's cool. I think a user can assume if there's no tag, it's either a franchise store or not yet updated.

     I'll start asking the stores when I visit them and add the information. ^_^

     @rom @heliosef

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     Eugene Alvin Villar (seav@en.osm.town)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 15:07:35 JST Eugene Alvin Villar

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     @youronlyone there are ways to tag in #OpenStreetMap if a Jollibee store is owned/operated directly by JFC (tag: operator=Jollibee Foods Corporation), but there's currently no good way to tag that it is a franchise store.

     @rom @heliosef

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 20:19:46 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Evelyn🚲葉美華💃

     @evelyn Ahh! I haven't tried Lawson's, only their black ice cream. Hehe. (The nearest Lawson from our area is 1 km away.)

     Popeyes, I only tried it once and can't remember the taste. ^_^;; I have to again!

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     Evelyn🚲葉美華💃 (evelyn@masto.evelynyap.com)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 20:19:48 JST Evelyn🚲葉美華💃

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     You forgot Popeyes 🍗 and Lawson's 🏪. 😋👍

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 20:50:04 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Evelyn🚲葉美華💃

     @evelyn @rom @heliosef

     Yep, it is weird. There are strict guidelines for franchises. Sadly, I can't find it anymore. But, it makes sense as an explanation why some stores have small chicken (like last week, a certain store along Kalaw their chicken obviously came from a small breed; not the big breed Jollibee is known for); even though there isn't a reported chicken supply problem this year.

     Or maybe, franchises have an option to order the big or small chicken breed from JFC? The small chicken breed is cheaper? But still, it's a question why JFC doesn't have the same breed of chicken across all stores in the Philippines, or even within NCR.

     Like what I mentioned earlier, minsan na lang ako kumain sa labas, maliit na manok pa yung sa branch na 'yun.

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     Evelyn🚲葉美華💃 (evelyn@masto.evelynyap.com)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 20:50:07 JST Evelyn🚲葉美華💃

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     @youronlyone @rom @heliosef
     "franchise stores basically have more freedom, and they have an option to choose their own source ... as long as they use the same recipe"

     That's weird. 🤔 I don't know it for a fact, but I doubt* that's true. Franchises are notorious for controlling what store owners do. Allowing a different source means less money. And I doubt they'd share the recipe with anyone. Stores don't mix marinades and sauces themselves. Food are typically provided already ready to cook.

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 04-Nov-2023 09:32:23 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Evelyn🚲葉美華💃

     @evelyn Interesting. Wala pa ko na-encounter na branch na sa 2-piece big chicken breed pero sa 1-piece small breed.

     Kapag sa malls or high-end area, laging big chicken breed kahit 1-piece lang. Kaya it's a mystery bakit may branches na small chicken breed yung binibigay. Like last week yung branch sa Kalaw, small chicken breed lang meron sila regardless kung 1-piece o 2-piece order.

     Ilang years na rin ganun, 2012 pa ata ganyan may dalawang breed ng chicken, big and small. Tapos same price lang.

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     Evelyn🚲葉美華💃 (evelyn@masto.evelynyap.com)'s status on Saturday, 04-Nov-2023 09:32:28 JST Evelyn🚲葉美華💃

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     I notice when I order a 1-piece chicken meal, the chicken is always a smaller part, like a drumstick 🍗 or a wing. Bitin! 🤷♀️ But a 2-piece order always has one really big piece.

     So even if I'm not super hungry I go for a 2-piece spicy 🔥 chicken meal just to not be disappointed with one little piece. 🤪

     Popeyes has been pretty consistent with quality. 👍

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 04-Nov-2023 18:38:00 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     @evelyn I've been hearing a lot of positive feedback re: Lawson chicken!

     Definitely going to try when I see one. ^_^

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     Evelyn🚲葉美華💃 (evelyn@masto.evelynyap.com)'s status on Saturday, 04-Nov-2023 18:38:05 JST Evelyn🚲葉美華💃

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     @youronlyone
     No, I meant Popeyes and just the chicken part, not the breed.

     Sa Lawson ka na lang. Don't know if it's the same on all branches, pero nakakapili ako ng chicken part doon. One piece lang parati ang order ko, solved na ako. And it comes with 2 servings of rice. ✌️ Inuuwi ko yung isa, pang fried rice later. 😋

     Matagal na akong hindi nag-Jollibee actually. Staying away from #fastfood as much as possible, except for Egg McMuffin and fried chicken. 🤪