International Journal of Applied Business and International Management (IJABIM)
Vol. 6 No. 2, 33-46, August, 2021
E-ISSN: 2621-2862/P-ISSN: 2614-7432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32535/ijabim.v6i2.1167
https://ejournal.aibpm.org/index.php/IJABIM
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royalties,
and fees paid by franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated
restaurants, are the sources of revenue for the McDonald's Corporation. With 1.7 million
employees, McDonald's is the world's second-largest private employer (after Walmart
with 2.3 million employees), according to two reports released in 2018. McDonald's has
the tenth highest brand value in the world in 2020.
In December 1980, the world's largest fast-food chain began in Malaysia. In April 1982,
McDonald opened their first restaurant in Malaysia at Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
McDonald's Corporation granted Golden Arches Sdn
Bhd permission to open a
McDonald's restaurant in Malaysia. They currently have 185 franchise locations around
the country after twenty-six years. After their arrival in Malaysia, McDonald's has
provided over 7000 job opportunities. Their vision is to become the
customers’ favorite
place and way of eating. McDonald's gets
the benefit from Malaysia’s fast-food trend as
it allows them to gain more market share and customers. McDonald’s offerings have
become more efficient, as a result
of technological advances, customers can order
online. Malaysia’s growing internet users support this kind of service because
consumers want 24-hour fast food.
McDonald's restaurants in Malaysia adhere to Islamic norms (halal standards), which are
enforced by the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (McDonald's Malaysia,
2020). As a result, the animal slaughtering method follows the same halal guidelines as
in Indonesia. It also does not provide pork and bacon ingredients. McDonald’s fried
chicken is their best-selling item. The other popular menu items include spicy chicken
Mc Deluxe ( burger with crispy spiced chicken thighs, lettuce, and special sauce in corn
flour bread), grilled chicken burger (a burger served with grilled chicken thigh, iced lettuce
and charcoal sauce, and toasted sesame seed bread), chicken rice package served with
traditional chili sauce, cucumber slices, fried chicken package, beef eye egg, and iced
Milo drink. Malaysian breakfast favourites including Teh Tarik and Cakoi fried bread are
featured in the McSavers Breakfast (McDonald's Malaysia, 2020). McDonald's services
have become more efficient as a result of technological advancements, such as the
ability for clients to purchase over the phone or through online e-commerce applications.
Furthermore, there is a 24-hour service that will improve
sales and income since
customers will be able to visit McDonald's or buy online at any time of day or night.
McDonald's Malaysia has also launched its own edition of Nasi Lemak “Mekdi”, which is
already becoming a Malaysian favourite, as a part of Malaysian Day. The dish includes
coconut rice, crispy anchovies, fresh cucumber slices, fried egg, and sambal. Because
of the popularity of Nasi Lemak among Malaysians, McDonald's Malaysia has launched
a petition on the Change.org website to get Nasi Lemak recognized as Malaysia's official
national dish, with a target of one million signatures by Malaysia Day on 16 September
2019.
Meanwhile in Indonesia on February 23 1991, the first McDonald's restaurant in
Indonesia opened in the Sarinah building on Jalan M. H. Thamrin in Jakarta. Initially, the
franchisee of McDonald's in Indonesia was PT Bina Nusa Rama owned by Bambang
Rachmadi. On June 3, 2009, the franchise rights of McDonald's in Indonesia were taken