UCC Café - The Terraces Ayala Cebu

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open na ba?

their coffee used to give me that warm comfy feeling on those lonely chilly nights 2 years ago. waaah...

here's something from July last year:

Japanese cafe expands to Cebu as more residents pine for brew

AS MORE Cebuanos develop a love for coffee, a Japanese coffee brand has decided to expand to Cebu.

The Ueshima Coffee Co. (UCC) plans to open two new branches—one at the North-wing of SM City Cebu and the other at the expansion area of Ayala Center Cebu—at the end of the third quarter or beginning of the fourth quarter of this year.

“Opening a UCC coffee shop in Cebu has always been part of my plan when I first brought the brand to the Philippines in 1999. I was just waiting for the right moment. Location and market maturity provide an excellent environment for UCC to set foot in Cebu,” said Hubert Young, the exclusive franchise holder of UCC in the country, in an e-mail to Sun.Star Cebu.

Young, son of General Milling Corp. chairman and president George Young, noted that the market in Cebu has embraced the whole coffee drinking and café lifestyle, making the coffee business a thriving industry with still more room for growth.

“That’s (what) UCC coffee (wants) to fill. UCC coffee is coming to Cebu at a perfect time,” he said.

In the Philippines, UCC has 16 coffee shops with three different concepts: Vienna Café, Café Terrace and Park Café.

Vienna Café is designed to give customers the feel of a chic cafe inside a posh hotel. Café Terrace provides for a contemporary country club setting while Park Café is found in park landscapes.

With the same interiors as the Vienna Café but with youthful ambiance, the UCC Coffee Shop is the closest in concept to other popular franchised coffee shops.

In Cebu, UCC will be positioned the same way as its other shops in the country—“a hotel coffee shop outside of a hotel,” which targets upscale coffee drinkers.

“We are an all-day dining place. Apart from the really good coffee, we have excellent selection and great tasting meals, desserts, and other beverages,” Hubert said. “Our shops also provide hotel quality service. In a cozy and chic atmosphere, we give extra attention to the service our discerning market expects and deserves. All these elements (will) set us apart from the other coffee shops in Cebu,” he added.

To ensure that UCC coffee shops are able to fill the market need of an area, Hubert is careful about selecting the location of a future branch.

“As long as there is a market and a good location suitable for UCC, we will consider opening in that area. My franchise agreement with UCC Coffee Japan does not hold any stipulation that I should open this many number of stores per year or period like other exclusive franchise agreements,” Hubert explained. (NRC)

Sun.Star Cebu - Japanese cafe expands to Cebu as more residents pine for brew

[lestat1116]

dli kaayo ko ganahan sa brand na ucc. murag aslum ra ang coffee..

[ritsche villadolid]

wala pa ko katilaw

[lestat1116]

open na ucc pero mahal kaayo ilang coffee..

ilang breakfast meal = silog = 299 per meal.

[KE-25]

UCC is known for being pricey , ....... yup unfortunately but in fairness to jap coffee/food chain they do have good coffee and food

[Soggy2]

Nag suway ko sa ilang coffee, kanang mapalit sa white gold na i-brew pa. Super aroma pa gani to... nothing special man. huon, coffee drinker ra man pud ko... dili man coffee connoisseur. hehehe.

[lovely_chic]

yes , they're open for business and in fairness to them even pricey sila but still they have lots of customers....i have tried their meals and it's really worth it

[elaimakulai]

open na ni sila sa terraces sa tumoy dapit na sa Marriot

[lestat1116]

nahan ko mo suway sa blue mountain na coffee. tag 399 pud per cup. lech

[lovely_chic]

i have tried last night their coolers which is blueberries and creams and also the kitkat mousse " oh my god lami kaayo"... Try it guys di jud mo magmahay

dli kaayo ko ganahan sa brand na ucc. murag aslum ra ang coffee..

A real good coffee is high on acidity thats why aslum sya...We as filipinos na percieve na man gud na nato na once pait ang coffee we thought it's a good one but the truth is it is not. If you're really a coffee drinker you could really distinguish which is good or not..