McDonald's Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
McDonald's first made its way to Malaysia in December 1980 when McDonald's Corporation, USA gave GOLDEN ARCHES RESTAURANTS SDN BHD the license to operate McDonald's restaurants in Malaysia. Malaysian got their first taste of McDonald's when its first restaurant opened at Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur on 29 April 1982. To date, McDonald's Malaysia has more than 180 restaurants located nationwide and is currently expanding at about 10-15 restaurants annually. McDonald's has created many job opportunities in Malaysia. McDonald's Malaysia employs more than 7,000 local people with 120 support staff at its headquarters managing the day-to-day operations of the McDonald's business. There is also a regional office in Penang and Johor Bahru.