About Galinco
Galinco (officially Grand Alphatech International Corporation) is a Philippine food and beverage manufacturer best known for producing cookies, confectioneries, baking mixes, and ready-to-prepare Filipino desserts. Founded in 1996, the company has grown from a single cookie brand into a diversified food manufacturer whose products are sold throughout the Philippines and exported to international markets. The company’s guiding philosophy is summarized by its mantra, “Happiness in food.”1
History
Galinco was established in 1996 with the goal of producing high-quality, affordable food products made in the Philippines. The company’s first commercial product was Chips Delight, a chocolate chip cookie that quickly became one of its flagship brands.
According to the company, its founder believed that success depended on creating products that genuinely delighted consumers. Over time, Galinco expanded beyond cookies into dessert mixes, confectioneries, spreads, and snack products while maintaining its emphasis on product quality and innovation.2
Company Overview
- Official name: Grand Alphatech International Corporation (Galinco)
- Founded: 1996
- Industry: Food and Beverage Manufacturing
- Headquarters: Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Manufacturing: Laguna, Philippines
- Core business: Cookies, biscuits, dessert mixes, confectioneries, baking products, and food spreads
- Markets: Philippines and international export markets3
Products
Galinco manufactures several food brands across different product categories.
Cookies and Snacks
The company’s best-known cookie brands include:
- Chips Delight – chocolate chip cookies available in multiple flavors
- Smileys – cream-filled sandwich cookies
- Egg Bites – egg cookies made with fresh eggs
- Chips Delight Brownies – packaged brownies in several varieties
Filipino Dessert and Baking Mixes
Under the Sarap Pinoy brand, Galinco offers convenient mixes for traditional Filipino dishes, including puto, kutsinta, bibingka, sapin-sapin, champorado, ginataang bilo-bilo, maja blanca, arroz caldo, and gulaman.4
Other Products
The company also manufactures powdered jelly desserts, chocolate and confectionery products, food spreads, and easy-to-prepare baking and dessert mixes.4
Manufacturing and Quality
Galinco states that its products are produced using carefully selected ingredients in modern manufacturing facilities. The company emphasizes food safety, consistent quality, product freshness, research and development, and continuous product innovation. Many of its products are registered with the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including Chips Delight cookies, Egg Bites, and Sarap Pinoy mixes.
Company Values
According to Galinco, its business is guided by five core values:
- Focus on delighting consumers
- Innovation
- Non-compromising standards of quality
- Development of human capital
- Responsible corporate citizenship
Corporate Social Responsibility
Education is a major focus of Galinco’s corporate social responsibility initiatives. The company reports that it has donated school buildings in underserved rural communities, supported scholarship programs, assisted orphanages and abused children, donated firefighting equipment to communities, and continued community development projects throughout the Philippines.5
Market Presence
Galinco products are widely distributed through supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, traditional retail outlets, online marketplaces, and international export channels. The company states that its products are sold across the Philippines and exported to various countries.6
Notable Brands
Some of Galinco’s most recognizable brands include Chips Delight, Smileys, Egg Bites, Sarap Pinoy, Mr. Wow Gulaman, and Cream Delight.7
Vision and Mission
Galinco describes its mission as creating food products that bring happiness and memorable experiences to families. Its corporate philosophy emphasizes producing world-class Filipino food products while showcasing local manufacturing capability through the concept of “Happiness in food.”8





