New McDonald’s McDrive restaurant unveiled

The new McDonald’s McDrive is located along Naxxar Road, Għargħur adjacent to the island’s busiest petrol station.

This is the 10th McDonald's restaurant to be opened in Malta by Premier Capital plc, the Maltese Company that is the Developmental Licensee of McDonald's in Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta.

The new restaurant includes Malta’s sixth McCafé as well as being home to Malta’s second drive-thru restaurant. Both the McDrive and McCafé concepts have proven to be hugely successful with local consumers and with the addition of this latest drive-thru restaurant, McDonald’s aspires to continue delivering further convenience to its customers on a 24-hour basis, seven days a week. 

The Għargħur restaurant seats 172 guests, 60 of which shall be accommodated across an ample terrace which offers stunning views of the sprawling Għargħur valley beneath. Additionally, the restaurant offers a 47-space car park, free Wi-Fi, a gym and fun room, as well as a party area for McDonald’s younger customers.

This tenth restaurant marks another golden milestone in the Premier Capital portfolio. In his opening speech delivered at the Għargħur restaurant in the presence of the Mayor of Għargħur Mr. Mario Gauci, Mr. Melo Hili, Chairman of Hili Ventures and Premier Capital plc stated that “today’s opening is very special for Premier Capital plc as a whole, and for Hili Ventures.

"This is in fact the 60th McDonald’s restaurant in the Premier Capital plc portfolio. Today’s opening reaffirms our commitment to grow the McDonald’s business in the markets where we operate, and further solidifies our position as one of the largest McDonald’s Developmental Licensees in the world. Our plan is continue to grow that number and we are looking to open 4 more restaurants by year end across the territories where we operate.”

“With this new restaurant expansion, McDonald’s Malta has created another 100 jobs. These employees have been recruited through the nationwide recruitment drive held in March where the company employed more than 250 new recruits” Mr. Hili added. At present, Premier Restaurants Malta Ltd employs 750 staff members, whereas Premier Capital plc currently employs over 2,800.

This project has taken just over 4 months to complete following the commencement of works in late December and a total of €1.6 million were invested by Premier Capital plc in the new restaurant. The location was chosen to cater for the northern part of the island and for the numerous commuters that transit through this area every day.

“Through our latest restaurant, McDonald’s seeks to offer every single customer the best possible experience during every single visit - whether eating in, grabbing a coffee at the McCafé or using the drive-thru!” he concluded.