Udenna eyes growing Wendy's, Conti's store network

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Udenna Group's food arm Eight8Ate eyes expanding its brands Wendy's and Conti's store network to 200 this year, an official said on Wednesday.</p><p>Eight8Ate could hit 200 combined stores this year, after aggressively growing to over 160 branches during the COVID-19 pandemic, company President Joey Garcia said on the sidelines of the media launch for Franchise Asia, a conference and expo for franchising set for June and October. </p><p>Of the total stores, only 9 are franchisees. Garcia said. Eight8Ate is expanding through company-owned stores to establish a strong base before they pursue expansion through franchising, he added.</p><p>“We doubled (in) size," Garcia said. </p><p>Apart from Wendy’s and Conti’s Eight8ate also owns Masuma, an enterprise focused on providing services to other food businesses. It caters to clients like WalterMart and Family Mart. </p><p>Udenna acquired Conti’s and Wendy’s in 2018 and 2019, respectively, as part of a rapid, debt-fueled expansion. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/13/22/dennis-uys-udenna-says-partnerships-normal-amid-report-of-potential-asset-sale'>Dennis Uy's Udenna says partnerships 'normal' amid report of potential asset sale</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/12/19/dennis-uys-acquires-wendys-philippines'>Dennis Uy's Udenna acquires Wendy's Philippines</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/10/18/dennis-uy-to-buy-contis-for-bigger-bite-of-food-business'>Dennis Uy to buy Conti's for bigger bite of food business</a></li></ul><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2035228' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>Apart from Wendy’s and Conti’s Eight8ate also owns Masuma, an enterprise focused on providing services to other food businesses. It caters to clients like WalterMart and Family Mart. </p><p>Udenna acquired Conti’s and Wendy’s in 2018 and 2019, respectively, as part of a rapid, debt-fueled expansion. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/13/22/dennis-uys-udenna-says-partnerships-normal-amid-report-of-potential-asset-sale'>Dennis Uy's Udenna says partnerships 'normal' amid report of potential asset sale</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/12/19/dennis-uys-acquires-wendys-philippines'>Dennis Uy's Udenna acquires Wendy's Philippines</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/10/18/dennis-uy-to-buy-contis-for-bigger-bite-of-food-business'>Dennis Uy to buy Conti's for bigger bite of food business</a></li></ul><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2035228' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>Of the total stores, only 9 are franchisees. Garcia said. Eight8Ate is expanding through company-owned stores to establish a strong base before they pursue expansion through franchising, he added.</p><p>“We doubled (in) size," Garcia said. </p>

<p>MANILA - Udenna Group's food arm Eight8Ate eyes expanding its brands Wendy's and Conti's store network to 200 this year, an official said on Wednesday.</p><p>Eight8Ate could hit 200 combined stores this year, after aggressively growing to over 160 branches during the COVID-19 pandemic, company President Joey Garcia said on the sidelines of the media launch for Franchise Asia, a conference and expo for franchising set for June and October. </p>

Udenna Group's food arm Eight8Ate eyes expanding its brands Wendy's and Conti's store network to 200 this year, an official said on Wednesday.

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Udenna eyes growing Wendy's, Conti's store network

Udenna eyes growing Wendy's, Conti's store network