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Uncle John's will be new name of Ministop

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Uncle John" s="" fried="" chicken="" available="" at="" Ministop.="" Ministop="" Facebook="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/business/09/23/20220923-uncle-john.jpg"/><figcaption>Uncle John&#x27;s fried chicken available at Ministop. <em>Screenshot, Ministop Philippines&#x27; Facebook Page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Ministop stores in the Philippines will soon be rebranded to Uncle John&#x27;s, its operator Robinsons Convenience Stores Inc said.</p><p>&quot;Uncle John&#x27;s&quot; is a celebration of the Robinsons Group&#x27;s late founder John Gokongwei Jr, which is the holdings company of the convenience store chain, RCSI said in a statement.</p><p>The new name is also banking on the convenience store chain&#x27;s best-selling product, the Uncle John&#x27;s Fried Chicken, it said.</p><p>Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc early this year said it acquired Ministop Japan&#x27;s 40 percent stake in Robinsons Convenience Stores Inc. RCSI now holds 100 percent shares of the store chain in the country.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/24/22/robinsons-retail-says-to-raise-stake-in-ministop-philippines-to-100-percent">Gokongwei&#x27;s Robinsons Retail to acquire 100 percent stake in Ministop Philippines</a></li></ul><p>In April, the operator said a contest was held to ask for suggestions for the new name. Out of the 80,0000 participants, Uncle John&#x27;s was chosen by the majority, it added.<br/> <br/>“Uncle John&#x27;s has become a household name for consumers on-the-go, looking for convenient options without sacrificing quality and taste in food. Using it as the platform in the reinvention of our stores provides us with a stronger brand story that our customers can relate to,” said Robinsons Convenience Stores Inc general manager Suresh Ramalinggam said. </p><p>RCSI said it would continue to diversify Uncle John&#x27;s menu but would retain bestsellers such as the Kariman. Customers can still enjoy other services such as bill payment facilities, it said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/11/18/convenience-stores-boom-sari-sari-stores-decline-nielsen">Convenience stores boom, sari-sari stores decline: Nielsen</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/03/20/japans-convenience-stores-told-to-stop-pushing-24-hour-schedules">Japan’s convenience stores told to stop pushing 24-hour schedules</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1678471" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>