Table 1.
Comparison of the Corporate Profiles of Subject Restaurants
                    Similarities                                         Differences
       Locations of the branches are strategically
        placed near the national highway and                 In terms of their length of business
        surrounded by malls and other business                operation, two of the restaurants (Buto’t
        establishments                                        Balat and Y2K) have been operating for
       The restaurants start their operations at             more than a decade while Pedro Bulalohan
        the same time but one of three (Y2K) closes           is relatively young compared to the
        earlier.                                              previous two.
       All the restaurants cater more customers             Different closing times.
        during the weekends than on weekdays.                Strategic capacity of serving customers
       They all have no vision or mission for their          differs from each branch.
        restaurant business.
       Target market not defined.
Analysis for Marketing Strategies from Companies
A. Product
                             Similarities                      Differences
Food Products                     native dishes
                                  seafoods,
                                  chicken and pork meals
Beverages                           juices
                                    soft drinks
                                    hard drinks
Competitive Advantage                                                 (Manager):
                                                                       Buto’t Balat – accessibility of
                                                                       the place and
                                                                       freshness of the food when
                                                                       served
                                                                       Pedro Bulalohan – quality of the
                                                                       service and food
                                                                       Y2K – branding as an
                                                                       established restaurant
                                   (Customer):                      (Customer):
                                    Pedro Bulalohan and                Buto’t Balat- freshness of food
                                    Y2k Seafood&Grill-                 served
                                    unique flavor of the
                                    food
Table 2. Comparison of the Product characteristics of Subject Restaurants
B. Pricing
                             Similarities                                   Differences
Pricing of the products           Costs of the ingredients
are based on:                     number of employees
                                  other costs incurred
Fixed cost includes:                    Rent of the place
                                        Employees’ wages and salaries
Variable cost includes:                 Ingredients
                                        Electricity
                                        Water
                                        Other utilities
Table 3. Comparison of the Pricing characteristics of Subject Restaurants
C. Promotion
                               Similarities                              Differences
Marketing Strategy                  Pedro Bulalohan and Y2K                  Buto’t Balat has no
                                        Seafood & Grill do not                   concrete marketing
                                        employ any marketing                     strategy but allocates
                                        strategy                                 budget for promotions
                                                                                 such as tarpaulins and
                                                                                 magazines
Online Platforms                     Pedro Bulalohan and Buto’t          Y2k Seafood & Grill does
                                      Balat currently have a                not have any online
                                      Facebook page                         platform for promotions
Table 4. Comparison of the Promotion characteristics of Subject Restaurants
D. Place
                               Similarities                           Differences
Choice of Location                  Buto’t Balat and Y2K                  Pedro Bulalohan chose
                                        Seafood & Grill opted for             lowest rental fee
                                        wide parking spaces
Accessibility                         The three restaurants’
                                       locations are near the
                                       national highway and
                                       commercial establishments
Foot Traffic                         The three restaurants did
                                      not take foot traffic into
                                      account in location selection
Table 5. Comparison of the Place characteristics of Subject Restaurants