The Shawarma Shack is a Philippine food franchise known for its " buy one, get one free " shawarma wraps. It started on February 21, 2015, as a nightly ambulant food stand in Divisoria , Manila operated by Walther Uzi Buenavista and Patricia Collantes. As of 2024, it has over 800 outlets and 1000 employees throughout the Philippines.
8-668: The Bicolandia Oragons , also known as Bicolandia Oragons– Shawarma Shack for sponsorship reasons, are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the Bicol Region . The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division . They are the lone team in the Bicol Region and split their home games between the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation and
16-572: A name change to the Bicolandia Oragons , with Shawarma Shack as their main sponsor. All-Star selections Ex-PBA players Shawarma Shack In 2015, 25-year old Walther Uzi Buenavista and his wife Patricia launched a food stand at the Tutuban Center night market in Manila selling shawarma wraps. Walther would make the pita bread while Patricia would help prepare
24-812: The Visayas was launched in May 2018 at Elizabeth Mall Cebu while its store in Zamboanga City opened in August 2018 was its first in Mindanao . Currently, the business' products are manufactured from a food facility in Quezon City. The business contracts Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo as their brand endorsers. The franchise specializes in offering a range of beef and chicken shawarma, available in both spicy and non-spicy variations, served in pita bread. In addition to shawarma,
32-714: The Albay Astrodome, both located in Legazpi, Albay . Originally named the Bicol Volcanoes , the team was founded as one of six expansion teams for the league's 2019–20 season . Founded in 2019, the Bicol franchise joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as an expansion team for its 2019–20 season . The franchise was originally going to named the Albay Volcanoes , but changed its location identifier to Bicol to represent
40-511: The entire region. Led by ex-PBA cager Ronjay Buenafe , the Volcanoes finished with a 16–14 record, clinching the eighth seed in the playoffs. Bicol faced the first-seeded Davao Occidental Tigers in the First Round. The team won game 2 to tie the series, marking the first time that an 8-seed won a playoff game against a 1-seed. Unfortunately, Bicol would lose the deciding game 3 in overtime. Bicol
48-409: The ingredients and recipe. The business was initially unsuccessful as daily sales were very low. The couple then decided to gradually close down the stand. In order to clear out the inventory, Walther offered a "buy one, get one free" promotion for his wraps. This proved successful for the business and for the first time, their average daily sales went up. As the business grew, the couple incorporated
56-631: The promotion as an integral part of their marketing strategy. One of their first expansions was an open air store in SM City North EDSA which they applied for and subsequently rejected 12 times. Most tenants in the area were short-lived except for the Shawarma Shack outlet which became a top seller, impressing the leasing management. In October 2016, its first store outside Metro Manila was launched at SM City Dasmariñas in Cavite . Its first store in
64-516: Was one of the 22 teams that took part in the 2021 Invitational . After finishing second place in Group B, the team would lose to Imus in the Quarterfinals. After opting out of the 2022 season , the team returned for the succeeding 2023 season . The team would go on to win only one game in the 28-game season, which came against Mindoro in the 17th game. On March 2, 2024, the team formally announced
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