December 1980: McDonald's was first brought to Malaysia by
YBhg Tan Sri Vincent Tan.
29 April 1982: The first McDonald's
restaurant in Malaysia was opened at Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
29 October 1984: The first McDonald's
restaurant opened outside of the Klang Valley was in Holiday Plaza, Johor
Bahru.
1987: McDonald's main supplier, MacFood Services (M) Sdn Bhd commenced operations.
1987: McDonald's main supplier, MacFood Services (M) Sdn Bhd commenced operations.
7 March 1987: McEgg was first introduced in Malaysia.
2 November 1987: Ayam Goreng was first introduced in Malaysia.
May 1988: Mohamed Shah bin Tan Sri Abdul Kadir, former
Managing Director and Joint Venture Partner of McDonald's Malaysia, joined the
McDonald's family.
19 December 1988: McDonald's Malaysia's first Drive-Thru
restaurant was opened at Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur.
15 February 1990: Ronald McDonald Children's Charities Fund of
Malaysia (RMCC), McDonald's charity arm was established.
16 September 1992: McDonald's Buns supplier, HaviFoods Sdn Bhd,
started operations.
15 December 1992: The first McDonald's restaurant in Brunei was
opened.
1993: The Beef Prosperity Burger was developed in
Malaysia and first introduced.
20 January 1993: The first McDonald's
restaurant on the Borneo Island was opened.
20 January 1993: McDonald's first
franchised restaurant was opened in Sibu.
28 March 1994: McDonald's Delivery Service was first
introduced.
1 July 1994: McDonald's Value Meal was brought into the
Malaysian market.
1995: The first McDonald's Hot Kiosk was opened in
Kota Bharu. Besides of that, McDonald's received the Class A award from the
Kuala Lumpur City Council.
February 1995: McDonald's is the first
Quick Service Restaurant to obtain Halal certification.
19 August 1995: McDonald's Malaysia
opened its 50th restaurant at One Utama shopping complex.
August 1996: The highest McDonald's in
the world opened at KL Tower.
22 March 1997: The RMCC scholarship programme for
underprivileged children called the "RMCC Tunas Wawasan" was
launched.
July 1997: McDonald's Malaysia
opened its 100th restaurant at Sunway Pyramid shopping complex.
1998 McDonald's McSaver meals
was introduced for the first time.
19 December 1998: McDonald's first highway
restaurant, Awan Besar was opened.
21 June 1999: RMCC opened its first
Ronald McDonald House in Malaysia. In July 1999, a new brand promise,
"We're out to make you smile" was put forward in celebration of the
new millennium.
July 1999 McDonald's Customer Care
Representative was introduced.
29 April 2000: The first McDonald's
Cold Kiosk was opened at Megamall Kuantan.
20 January 2001: McDonald's is the first Quick Service
Restaurant to form an alliance with an oil company when it opened at Mobil,
Seremban Highway.
28 September 2003: Launch of the "i'm
lovin'it" campaign to revitalize the McDonald's brand.
2004: First McDonald's employee
was sent to the athlete's village in Athens, Greece in conjunction with the
2004 Olympic Games. In the July , he annual Olympic Day Run was introduced to
mark McDonald's worldwide partnership with the International Olympic Council.
20 November 2004: McDonald's introduced the "Give A Gift Of
Smile" campaign to assist Malaysian children born with Cleft Lip and
Palate to undergo corrective surgery.
April 2006: Recognition by the Malaysia Book of Records
for the Largest Participation for a Drive-Thru Challenge.
June 2006: Open Doors programme was
introduced where customers were allowed to witness first-hand the Food Quality
and Safety practices at McDonald's . The first Malaysian child, Kevin Khoo was
chosen as a Player Escort at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany under the
McDonald's Player Escort Programme.
January 2007: Winner of the
BrandLaureate Award for Food & Beverage, Quick Service Restaurant category.
April 2007: McDonald's celebrates its
25th Anniversary in Malaysia.
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