![]() So all this while my passion has been in the fast-food business. And at the moment my family – my son-in-law, my brother-in-law, my daughter, and my son – is very much involved, along with some ex-KFC staff. We are very focused on growing in the local area, rather than expanding on a national basis. At that point Shakey’s had 11 stores, but they were very old and run down. Shakey’s used to be a subsidiary of KFC and Shakey’s Pizza could not grow with KFC because Pizza Hut International did not want a competitor to grow. I left to do Shakey’s Pizza business in 1997 after selling my interests in KFC. By the time I sold my interest in the company and left in 1997, they had over 300 KFCs and close to 100 Pizza Huts (a KFC subsidiary), and of course a lot of upstream and downstream suppliers and processing plants. I was supposed to give it a six-month trial, but that turned out to be many years because I enjoyed what I was doing. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Ethix: What was your role in bringing Kentucky Fried Chicken and pizza to Malaysia?ĭato’ George Ting: I joined KFC in 1982 when they had only 17 restaurants in Malaysia. ![]() He received his title “Dato’” from the Sultan (King) of Pahang on October 24, 2000, in recognition of his many contributions to the community. Under his stewardship, KFC Holdings Group won numerous accolades and awards, including the “KFC Worldwide Operator of the Year” championship trophy.ĭato’ George Ting is a graduate of University Malaya with a bachelor of arts (Econs) degree and holds an external diploma from the Australian Marketing Institute. The past 25 years he was instrumental in the development and accelerated growth of the KFC restaurant chain in Malaysia and Singapore, and as a founder director of Ayamas Food Corporation Bhd, pioneered the Ayamas convenience store concept in Malaysia. Currently he is also the controlling shareholder of the Shakey’s Pizza chain of restaurants in Malaysia. Dato’ George Ting Yew Tong, chairman of Carlingford Village Shopping Centre (Sydney) and Impress Eight (Malaysia), was the executive director/president, Fast food Division of KFC Holdings (Malaysia), spearheading the KFC and Pizza Hut brands.
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