![]() In 1976, Goldilocks introduced their products in the United States and Bangkok, opening their first branch in Los Angeles, then in San Francisco, Northern California, San Jose, and Las Vegas. The Goldilocks’ International VentureĪfter the success of Goldilocks in the Philippines, they began their international venture. And when the franchising began to grow in the Philippines, hundreds of Goldilocks branches opened around Metro Manila serving customers that also grew in number every day.įrom their humble beginning in Pasong Tamo, they now have grown to over 600 stores and employ over 2,000 people. In 1991, they began accepting franchisees. The store offered freshly-made cakes and pastries which were sold out every day. Their products were made in their family kitchen. Pasong Tamo quickly gained attention from locals and visitors. They opened the first branch with only 10 employees in it, and just two displayed cakes. “The name Goldilocks was chosen because of two very important words embedded in the name-gold and luck, which suggest fortune and success.” On May 15, 1966, the sisters together with their sister-in-law, opened Goldilocks on a 70-sqm space on the ground floor of a three-story building at Pasong Tamo, Makati. “My sister and I decided to start a business when we began to receive requests for the cakes.” Goldilocks-Combination of ‘Gold’ and ‘Luck’ Image Credit: Concept News Central We would wake up early in the morning to cook for him,” Milagros shared to Inquirer.Net.Įventually, the sisters started baking delicacies in their Makati apartment serving doctors, nurses, and patients, and after a while decided to open up their own small bakeshop. Milagros and Clarita were two of the nine children of Pascual Leelin and Trinidad Tancioco.ĭuring the Second World War, Milagros learned to cook while Clarita became interested in baking after getting an oven from her parents when she was 10. (Updated with shorter version September, 13, 2016).Goldilocks was founded by sisters Milagros Leelin Yee, Clarita Leelin Go and their sister-in-law, Doris Wilson. When she told her grandmama about the house of the three bears who lived in the wood, her granny said: “My my, what a wild imagination you have, child!” She ran and she ran until she reached the house of her grandmama. Goldilocks jumped off the bed and ran downstairs, out of the door and down the garden path. “Somebody has been lying in my bed, and here she is!” Said the little, small wee bear, in his little, small wee voice. “Somebody has been lying in my bed!” said the middle bear, in his middle voice.Īnd when the little, small, wee bear came to look at his bed, upon the pillow there was a pool of golden curls, and the angelic face of a little girl snoring away, fast asleep. “SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED!” said the great, huge bear, in his great, rough, gruff voice. Then the three bears went upstairs into their bedroom. “Somebody has been at my porridge, and has eaten it all up!” said the little, small wee bear, in his little, small wee voice. ![]() Then the little, small wee bear looked at his, and there was the spoon in the porridge pot, but the porridge was all gone. “Somebody has been at my porridge!” said the middle bear, in his middle voice. “SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!” said the great huge bear, in his great huge voice. So she covered herself up comfortably, and lay there until she fell fast asleep.īy this time, the three bears thought their porridge would be cool enough, so they came home to breakfast. Then Goldilocks went upstairs into the bed chamber and first she lay down upon the bed of the great, huge bear, and then she lay down upon the bed of the middle bear and finally she lay down upon the bed of the little, small wee bear, and that was just right. And that was neither too hot nor too cold, but just right and she liked it so well, that she ate it all up. And then she went to the porridge of the little, small wee bear, and tasted that. And then she tasted the porridge of the middle bear, and that was too cold for her. First she tasted the porridge of the great, huge bear, and that was far too hot for her. This little girl had golden curls that tumbled down her back to her waist, and everyone called her by Goldilocks. And while they were walking, a little girl came into the house. One day, after they had made porridge for their breakfast, they walked out into the wood while the porridge was cooling. One of them was a little, small wee bear one was a middle-sized bear, and the other was a great, huge bear. Once upon a time there were three bears, who lived together in a house of their own in a wood. Picture by Bertie - a retake of the classic illustration by Walter Crane.īased on the Charming version by the Victorian writer Andrew Lang.
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