The Kitchen City, a full-service catering and event planning company, teamed up with restaurant chain Figaro Coffee Group Inc. (FCG) to open Lobby Café at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
FGC said in a disclosure to stock exchange Thursday they chose the World Trade Center Metro Manila as the location of their first collaboration as it is a venue of major exhibitions and trade shows attended by foreign delegations and buyers from different parts of the world.
The location also offers a fully-equipped facility in a strategic location that offers excellent visitor mileage and accessibility to international airports, seaports, entertainment and cultural facilities, five-star hotel accommodations as well as the central business district of Makati.
“The Figaro Coffee Group and Kitchen City have been partners since before the pandemic. Kitchen City selected FCG as its coffee provider due to the latter’s commitment to delivering quality and affordable products. With more than 13 outlets distributed across Kitchen City concessionaires, schools, offices and manufacturing companies, FCG has successfully established a strong presence in various sectors,” FCG’s brand and partnership director Ace Azarraga said.
Kitchen City president Ricardo Abelardo Jr. said the opening of Lobby Café is a celebration of long-term planning of a vision, consistently offering good service and option for world trade clients.
FCG said it continues to expand not only by opening stores but also by teaming up with other big companies like Kitchen City. FCG operates a network of retail restaurants, including Figaro Coffee and Angel’s Pizza.
The group had a total of 201 stores across all brands as of Dec. 17, 2023.