McDonald's opens 8th store in Cebu at Fuente Osmeña

CEBU CITY (June 5) -- McDonald’s has expanded its presence in the Cebu market with the opening of its eighth restaurant in Cebu this Saturday, June 10, at Fuente Osmeña.

Kenneth Yang, managing director of McDonald's Philippines, will personally come to Cebu to grace the opening activities. He will also come to check the probable site for the first McDonald's "Babay Bulilit" Day Care Center in Cebu.

McDonald's Fuente will be opened to serve the Cebuanos since the company began operating McDonald's JY Square in Lahug last December 2002, disclosed Edu Alvarez, the company's operations consultant overseeing the new store.

McDonald's also operates restaurants at Cebu South Road in Basak-Mambaling area, at Plaza Fair Colon, SM City Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, in Mactan and the first store by the former Jones Ave. (now Osmeña Blvd.) cor. Arlington Pond.

Rommel C. Ong, operations manager for Visayas and Mindanao, disclosed that McDonald's opted to open a restaurant at Fuente Osmeña as the company wants to serve the Cebuanos better by "bringing the store where you (Cebuanos) are."

He noted that, while the new McDonald's Fuente may just be located about 250 meters from McDonald's Jones, a comprehensive market study showed both sites cater to different yet distinct markets.

"We want you (Cebuanos) to have better convenience in getting to McDonald's where you will have the best quality food and enjoy our great service," declared Ong.

Melon Salazar, vice president for operations, said time has come for McDonald's to expand in Cebu, having noted the dynamic developments in the metropolis, with the travel and hospitality industry getting more vibrant and the local economy getting more pulsating.

Ms. Grace Eje, who led the store management team that started McDonald's Tagbilaran in Bohol and McDonald's Mactan in Lapulapu City, will again lead a new yet experienced team of managers that will start operating McDonald's Fuente.

She said her team will give away free Big Mac, McDonald's most popular special burger worldwide, to the first 100 customers on June 10 and another 100 by Sunday, June 11.

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McDO FUENTE. The new McDonald's Fuente will start serving customers this Saturday, June 10. It is located at the corner ground floor space of Maria Cristina 2 Building that used to be Rosita's Fuente and Thrifti Mart before.