Despite The Fact That McDonald’s Often Represent Symbol of American Culture, Its Indonesian Stores Displaying Musholla Sign Prominently

McDonald’s is a known and loved fast food brand in the world including in countries where muslim are majority, Indonesia for instance. According to data in May 2020 they have 227 stores spread across Indonesia. Their listed price are affordable for most of the people – started from Rp12.000.

Muslim customers need no worry about its menu, because since 1994 McDonald’s Indonesia has become the first fast food restaurant that have halal certification. Even we can say that McDonald’s is the first international fast food restaurant in Indonesia that got halal certification from MUI. As a side note, at 1994 halal certification hasn’t become a trend like today in Indonesia. Thus it shows McDonald’s commitment to enter a market where muslim as majority.

In their site page, McDonald’s Indonesia stated, “Our Halal Certificate is our priority. Our food has undergo strict guidance in accordance to halal certification. We served food with quality, safety, and halal to be eaten.

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Each and every year McDonald’s always give their prime service to each customers. McDonald said through their Associate Director of Communications that McDonald’s existence is to add choice for the people through their innovative and variative menus.

In each of McDonald’s stores, you can found facilities like free wifi, party room, drive thru, play land, sufficient parking lot, and toilet. Aside that, McDonald also equip their stores with Self Ordering Kiosk (SOK), in which customers can immediately access the menu and pay by themselves whether with debit or credit card.

Last by not least, is the musholla facility (muslim prayer room); McDonald pay serius attention of this facility, understanding that muslim customer must preform 5 times a day prayer. This facility not only for their staffs or customers, but also for the public. They even put the sign for the musholla prominently in front of their stores.

Now if you wonder which stores have this facility across Indonesia, let’s see some of them.

McDonald’s Gorontalo
Jl. Prof. Dr. H.B. Jassin No.33, Limba U Dua, Selatan, Kota Gorontalo, Gorontalo 96136

McDonald’s Manyar Kertoarjo
Jl. Manyar Kertoarjo No. 15, Surabaya, Indonesia 60285

McDonald’s Nangka Denpasar
Jl. Gatot Subroto Barat No. 238, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

McDonald’s Magna Summarecon
Jalan Magna Raya, Rancabolang, Gedebage, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40295

McDonald’s B. Darsono Cirebon
Jl. Pemuda Raya No.43, Sunyaragi, Kec. Kesambi, Kota Cirebon, Jawa Barat 45132

McDonald’s HM Ryacudu Palembang
Jl. Mayjen HM Ryacudu, RT.44/RW.12, 7 Ulu, Kecamatan Seberang Ulu I, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30111

McDonald’s Sipin Jambi
Jl. Sumantri Brojonegoro No.54, Sungai Putri, Danau Tlk., Kota Jambi, Jambi 36124

McDonald’s Sultan Alauddin
Jl. Sultan Alauddin No.255, Gn. Sari, Kec. Rappocini, Kota Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan 90221

McDonald’s Hertasning
Jl. Tun Abdul Razak, Tombolo, Kec. Somba Opu, Kabupaten Gowa, Sulawesi Selatan

McDonald’s Talaga Bestari
Jl. Jungle Boulevard, Cibadak, Kec. Cikupa, Tangerang, Banten 15710

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There are more McDonald’s stores wit this facility. How you find McDonnald’s effort by advertising this facility?

* This article is English translation from original in Indonesian. You can find original article here. Translated by Nadia.