Karylle opens her 1st The Mango Farm kiosk

MANILA, Philippines - Karylle is not only loving the healthy lifestyle, she’s also living it. That’s why it didn’t come as a surprise that the host of It’s Showtime is about to open her first The Mango Farm dessert kiosk in Greenhills, San Juan City, near her house.

The Mango Farm is just one of the many food-cart brands under the Fruitas Group of Companies. The Mango Farm sells shakes, juices and other blended cold drinks using fresh mangoes as the main ingredient. Also under the Fruitas Group are the food carts Fruitas, Buko Loco, Black Pearl, Buko ni Fruitas, Juice Avenue, TeaRex, Friends Fries, House of Desserts, among others.

“I’m very excited about my The Mango Farm stall opening because I’m at that point in my life where I know I want a better quality of life,” adds Karylle, who’s also one of the long-time celebrity endorsers for Fruitas.

Karylle discovered that she has the knack for selling early on. “When I was a kid, I would sell cards and posters that I would print and design with my computer and I had a price list and receipt,” she recounts. “My second time to sell anything was the time I sold raffle tickets. We even had a cake raffle to raise funds. That’s when I discovered that I was good at selling things and getting donations.”

Karylle’s business smarts continued to improve, as she grew older. And even when she entered the world of showbiz in 2001, Karylle managed to not lose sight of her business goals. When she was able to save up enough capital to embark on her first real big investment in 2007, she chose one that was close to her heart: A KTV resto-bar called Centerstage Family KTV at Tomas Morato.

Although there were “challenges” and “big adjustments” that came with running Centerstage, it didn’t take long for Karylle to duplicate the success of her first KTV. Karylle, who also has a degree in Business Management from the Ateneo de Manila University, then opened two more branches of Centerstage KTV, one in Makati and then the other in Pasay City.

A natural multi-tasker, Karylle has fun juggling her businesses and showbiz commitments. “Aside from the profit, what I find enjoyable about this kind of set-up is that I can still do other things I want,” she says. “Doing showbiz and running a business are very different, but also alike, because both need time, dedication and patience.”

These days, Karylle is learning everything that she can from successful entrepreneurs and business books.

What’s the best piece of advice she can give to aspiring entrepreneurs like her? Karylle keeps it simple: “Make sure to choose something that you’re genuinely interested in because you can never go wrong with that.”

(Interested to follow in Karylle’s footsteps? Call 330-2889/0938-7888888 or visit at 68 Data St., corner Cordillera Barangay Don Manuel Quezon City to know how you can franchise a Food kiosk business from Fruitas Group of Companies.)