Our Story

The First and the Original Buy 1 Take 1 Shawarma in the Philippines

With its humble beginnings as a modest single food stall, SHAWARMA SHACK’s unwavering story of perseverance, entrepreneurship and community engagement is still an on-going narrative that has positively impacted our country’s franchising industry.

The Company traces its roots back in 2015 as simple food cart concept in Divisoria, an iconic commodities market in Manila. As of this writing, the Company nurtures over 800 franchised outlets nationwide.

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Our Mission

Our Company is dedicated to serve our delicious, and fresh Mediterranean cuisine with our signature twist of Filipino flavors at great price points that our customers can happily consume.
Our Company, through its business model, aims to provide employment , training and education, and promote entrepreneurship for the enterprising Filipino.

Our Vision

Our Company envisages the business to maintain the highest standards of quality in our products and services, strengthening our core capabilities to become the industry benchmark domestically, and elevate the Brand to participate in regional markets overseas.
Our Company, will nurture the “SHAWARMA SHACK” brand legacy as it continues to delight its consumers and empower the entrepreneurial spirit of many Filipinos both here and abroad
Our Company will help in nation-building by becoming a reputable organization to develop globally-competitive, and competent Filipino foodservice professionals.

CEO Message

“I was wrong to think that profit must always come before your customers. I realized that if you take care of your customers first, everything will just follow.”

Walther Buenavista and his wife are the owners of Shawarma Shack Business. When Buenavista decided to franchise the business, he had no idea that he needed to invest so much money to develop a system. He also never thought that he would be spending a fortune to endorse his product. But amidst all the objections, he took all the risks, which paid off well.