Philippines' Jollibee to buy South Korea's Compose Coffee for $238m

Acquisition adds coffee chain to fast-food purveyor's portfolio

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A Compose Coffee store in Seoul. Philippine fast food giant will enter the highly competitive South Korean cafe market. (Photo by Steven Borowiec)

RAMON ROYANDOYAN, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- Philippine fast food chain Jollibee Foods (JFC) is buying a controlling stake in one of South Korea's largest coffee shop chains, Compose Coffee, to raise its brand profile across Asia.

Jollibee announced the deal in a filing to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday, which said that the Philippine company will take a 70% stake in the brand. The value of the acquisition is pegged at $238 million.

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