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"I watched Filipino immigrants flip when Jollibee — the global fast-food titan serving Filipino-style spaghetti, fried chicken, and burgers — arrived in Skokie; they lined up for days to get a taste of home and pose with the chain’s red-and-yellow bee mascot. The company has two Chicago-area locations, including the Skokie spot (official target opening July 2016) and another that opened inside a Seafood City supermarket in Chicago. Jollibee runs about 2,300 restaurants worldwide (34 in America), owns multiple brands, and has made large investments in other chains, including sinking $100 million into Smashburger." - Ashok Selvam