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Rebisco

Rebisco is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rebisco rather than just read about it. In short: The Rebisco Group of Companies, doing business as Rebisco (an acronym of its legal name, the Republic Biscuit Corporation) and also known as the Rebisco Group, is a Philippine privately held multinational snack food company headquartered in Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila. It was founded in 1963 by Jacinto L.

Key takeaways

Rebisco belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Rebisco to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Rebisco from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Rebisco Group of Companies, doing business as Rebisco (an acronym of its legal name, the Republic Biscuit Corporation) and also known as the Rebisco Group, is a Philippine privately held multinational snack food company headquartered in Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila. It was founded in 1963 by Jacinto L. Ng Sr.

History

Rebisco was founded by Jacinto L. Ng Sr. (born 1942) on August 15, 1963, as England Biscuit Factory, producing biscuits from a tiny, rented second-hand bakery, located at F. Blumentritt Street corner M. Salvador Street in the then-municipality of San Juan with only US$5,000 in start-up (approximately ₱15,000 to ₱20,000). The company's first products were Krema (cream-filled crackers) and Sodatine (plain crackers). Eventually, the company moved out of its San Juan site to a new and more spacious factory in Novaliches, Quezon City. In 1972, England Biscuit Factory was renamed the Republic Biscuit Corporation (Rebisco) and adopted a new image. In 1983, Krema was relaunched as Rebisco Cream Sandwich, that became the flagship product of the company. Through the years, Rebisco put up several companies to dominate other segments of the market: JBC Food Corporation (JBC) in 1989; Suncrest Foods Inc. (SFI) in 1995; Multirich Foods Corporation (MFC) in 1999; and Pinnacle Foods Inc. (PFI) in 2000. In 2003, Rebisco acquired Storck Products Inc. (SPI), which previously produced confectionery products under license from the German company August Storck, and later renamed as SPI Corporation. In 2006, Rebisco entered the chocolate segment with the introduction of its own chocolate bar brand, Choco Mucho. In 2009, Rebisco Foundation Inc. (RFI) and the company's corporate office at the Joy-Nostalg Center in Ortigas Center, Pasig were both established. In 2012, the company began operations in the global market with the launch of Rebisco Vietnam Ltd., offering Rebisco Extreme biscuits in chocolate and mocha flavors as their first product, with its international factory was opened in 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, marking the first Rebisco branch outside the Philippines. In 2015, Agripacific Corporation (APC) was established when the company ventured into the flour mill and oil business, and in the same year, Rebisco entered the ice cream segment with the acquisition of Creamline Dairy Corporation and would be renamed as SFI Multimix Corporation. In 2016, Pinnacle Foods Inc. was absorbed into Suncrest Foods Inc. In celebration of its 55th anniversary, in 2018, the company opened its first community retail store Snacks To-Go. In 2022, ahead of its 60th anniversary, the company entered the beverage market as the official Philippine importer of Thai beverage company Ichitan. In 2023, Rebisco founder and head Jacinto L. Ng Sr. was listed by Forbes magazine as the 32nd richest person in the Philippines, with wealth of US$425 million.

Products

The company's products include biscuits, crackers, cookies, wafers, cakes, donuts, breads, candies, lollipops, chewing gums, jellies, chips, chocolates, creampastes, nuts, peas, seeds, ice cream, energy drinks, beverages, cooking oils, flours and baking mixes. All of their products are available in the Philippines and other parts of the world.

Operations Since 2009, Rebisco has been headquartered at the 38th floor of the Joy-Nostalg Center, which is located in No. 17 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila. In addition, it also has eight factories in Asia, including Quezon City, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Marilao (Bulacan), Calamba (Laguna), Clark (Pampanga), Tanza (Cavite), and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). As of 2023, the company has a presence in 48 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Oceania and the Americas.

Subsidiaries Rebisco Group of Companies/Republic Biscuit Corporation (parent corporate entity) Republic Biscuit Corporation (division) JBC Food Corporation Suncrest Foods Inc. Multirich Foods Corporation SPI Corporation Agripacific Corporation SFI Multimix Corporation Asia United Bank Corporation Omnipack Industrial Corporation SFI Fresh Bakers Corporation RBC Best Baker Foods Inc. Rebisco Foundation Inc. Rebisco Vietnam Ltd. Action Republic Corporation RBC Retail Stores Corporation

Former subsidiary Pinnacle Foods Inc. Nutritive Snack Food Corporation Stateline Snack Food Corporation

Sports teams Choco Mucho Flying Titans (Premier Volleyball League) Creamline Cool Smashers (Premier Volleyball League) Criss Cross King Crunchers (Spikers' Turf) Rebisco-PSL Manila (2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship) Rebisco Volleyball League National Championship

Other developments On February 21, 2011, Y&R Philippines won the branding work for Rebisco. Y&R was tasked to create a new global brand for Rebisco. It will include the creation of a new logo and packaging unified mark to strongly identify the vast array of products.

Notes

References

External links

Official website

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Illustrations

Rebisco wordmark

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rebisco

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Rebisco claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Rebisco before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rebisco ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rebisco

In research: Rebisco appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rebisco in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rebisco is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1963 establishments in the Philippines, Bakeries of the Philippines, Baking mixes, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rebisco outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Rebisco in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Rebisco means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Rebisco out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Rebisco in simple terms?

Why does Rebisco matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Rebisco?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Rebisco.