# Anthony Albanese baffles Aussies as the Prime Minister plugs the opening of new fast food chain in slick promotional video: ‘Is this even real’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/anthony-albanese-baffles-aussies-as-the-prime-minister-plugs-the-opening-of-new-fast-food-chain-in-slick-promotional-video-is-this-even-real/
- Published: 2026-11-15T12:42:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T13:04:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16293971/Albanese-Jollibee-Sydney-Australia-Melbourne.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Food, Government, Offbeat, Politics, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Albanese’s Jollibee video drew criticism online.
- The chain plans 35 stores in NSW and Victoria.
- The Prime Minister says the expansion will create hundreds of jobs.

## Summary

Anthony Albanese drew criticism after posting a promotional-style video of himself visiting Jollibee, a Filipino fast-food chain, during a trip to Manila for the ASEAN summit. The video, featuring a costumed bee mascot serving him chicken, prompted questions about why the Prime Minister was promoting a multinational business while Australian firms and households faced rising costs.

The visit marked franchise agreements for 35 Jollibee stores in New South Wales and Victoria over the next five years, with Campbelltown confirmed as the first location but no opening date announced. Albanese said the expansion would create hundreds of jobs and bring a familiar taste to Filipino Australians; the company operates more than 1,600 stores in 17 countries, and more than 400,000 Australian residents were born in the Philippines.

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