Mariano Que (14 August 1921 – 14 April 2017) was a Chinese Filipino businessman best known for being the founder of the pharmacy chain Mercury Drug.
Born in 1921,[2] Que worked as an employee at Farmacia Central, a major pharmacy owned by Jose Tee Han Kee along Calle Rosario (now Quintin Paredes Street) in Manila, prior to the onset of World War II.
He sold these drugs in single doses and using his savings decided to buy an assortment of medicine which he later peddled through a pushcart.
[4] In 1972, Mercury would acquire the Tropical Hut fast-food and supermarket chain.
[4] Que's daughter Vivian Azcona, would take over Mercury and become company president, following Que's retirement.