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Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots
The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The team is one of three PBA ball clubs currently owned by the SMC group of companies, along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the San Miguel Beermen. They have 14 PBA championships, tied with the Alaska Aces (PBA), Alaska Aces for the third-most overall. The franchise plays under numerous brand names of the company but is best known by its original name, Purefoods. It remains as one of the most popular teams in the PBA, winning fourteen PBA titles and is the fourth team in PBA history to win a Grand Slam (PBA), Grand Slam. The players most identified with the franchise are Alvin Patrimonio, James Yap, and Marc Pingris, among others. Patrimonio, a Mapua University standout, led the fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Miguel Food And Beverage
San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., (formerly known as San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.), is a Philippine food and beverage company headquartered in Pasig, Metro Manila. It is the largest food and beverage company in the Philippines, with nearly 3,000 employees deployed in a nationwide network of offices, farms, manufacturing, processing and distribution facilities. The company evolved from Pure Foods Corporation and is a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC). History The company was incorporated on October 31, 1956 as Pure Foods Corporation, a manufacturer of processed meats marketed under the Purefoods brand name. Its incorporators were Joseph Henry Ng, Manuel Fong, Ismael Mathay Jr., Lee Ngan, Pablo Cutaoco, Gregorio Tung and Miguel Ortigas. Ayala Corporation acquired substantial shares in the company in 1965 and majority control in 1981. In 2001, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) acquired Pure Foods Corporation from Ayala Corporation. Following the acquisition, the enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
