Burger King opens 5th branch this year

Fastfood chain Burger King ( BK) opened its fifth branch this year yesterday at the Evia Lifestyle Center on Daang Hari Road in Las Piñas City.

“We are grateful for this very good site, because it really shouts out to the community that Burger King is here,” BK General Manager Joan Aquino said.

This advantage, on the other hand, is also a challenge for BK Evia Restaurant General Manager Rodrigo Lazo.

“Our expected customers are those from Class A and B, so we really have to satisfy them. Also, we have lots of competitors here,” he said.

Lazo, however, said he has spent two weeks of scouting the area in order to

determine his team’s advantages and disadvantages.

Burger King - Evia is open from daily from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Former Senator and Vista Land Chairman Manny Villar, Jr., who graced the ribbon- cutting and opening ceremonies, congratulated BK for the new site and for opening job opportunities to the community.

“You gave employment to many…I have faith [in Burger King,]” he said.

Lazo said some 20 people are employed in this new branch in Evia Lifestyle Center, which is a project of Vista Land.

BK Operations Head Leila Acosta advised the new store staff to remember the eagerness they felt on their first day at the store when they start getting fatigued.

“Always remember your smiles and your happiness today,” she said.

Last May, BK renewed its partnership with the Manila Bulletin, which will provide free newspapers to its breakfast meal customers. (Jaime Rose Aberia)