Founded in 1993, it started with only one kiosk in Manila’s central business district and has now expanded to countries such as China, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Guam(USA) and Qatar. Figaro is a full-service cafe chain offering specialty coffee beverages, custom-baked breads and pastries, lunch meals, pasta, sandwiches and pizza. It also caters to institutional clients by servicing their coffee as well as mass-production pastry and bread requirements. Figaro also utilizes the franchise business model, which allows it to have a steady stream of new business partners and enabling it to expand its reach worldwide.