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Brands & The Malaysian Culture

Eugene Lee, Marketing Director of McDonald’s Malaysia

30-Aug-19 12:00

Brands & The Malaysian Culture

You may have noticed that the original Malaysian McDonald’s that opened in 1982 has now renamed themselves “Mekdi” in celebration of the Malaysian adoption of the brand name over social media. So what other brands have Malaysians “adopted” into our culture?

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu, & Audrey Raj


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Categories:  Business Analysis,  Personal Finance,  Investments,  Financial Literacy,  Young Finance,  Personal Development,  Entrepreneurship,  SME

Tags:  mekdi,  mcdonalds,  malaysian,  culture,  a&w,  kfc,  bata,  nandos,  milo, 


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