KUALA LUMPUR, 5 April 2022–QSR BRANDS (M) HOLIDNGS BHD (QSR Brands), Malaysia’s first and only fully integrated food operator that operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Ayamas & Life which guarantees full halal compliance in all of its Group markets, contributed Wakalah Zakat worth RM250,000 to be distributed to the underprivileged asnaf in a strategic collaboration with Malaysia’s longest-running media network, RTM and Wilayah Persekutuan Islamic Religious Department (JAWI).
The Wakalah Zakat contribution will be distributed in 76 locations identified by RTM’s 'Jelajah series', Jelajah Ramadan, Jelajah Raikan Syawal, & Jelajah Kami Prihatin with RTM’s 76th anniversary.
“We are honoured to once again collaborate with RTM in a strategic partnership where together we can expand our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by giving back to the underprivileged communities, especially during the holy months. With more locations added to the RTM’s 'Jelajah series', we hope our Wakalah Zakat contribution will more or less be beneficial to more of those in need and bring joy to them,” said Mr. Hayazi Bin Darus, Acting Head of Shariah and Halal Compliance Department of QSR BRANDS (M) HOLIDNGS BHD.
RTM’s Jelajah Ramadan, Jelajah Raikan Syawal & Jelajah Kami Prihatin will be executed on April, May, June respectively.
YBhg. Dato’ Sri Haji Mohammad bin Mentek, Secretary General of Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (in suit) accepted the Wakalah Zakat mock cheque of RM250,000 from Mr. Hayazi Bin Darus, Acting Head of Shariah and Halal Compliance Department of QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd on 1 April 2022 at the Launching Ceremony of RTM Jelajah.
The food distribution kick started at Pusat Transit Gelandangan KL after the Launching Ceremony.
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| (left) Mr. Hayazi Bin Darus, Acting Head of Shariah and Halal Compliance Department of QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd posed with (right) Syed Anas bin Syed Ali, Operation Officer PTGKL. |
ABOUT QSR BRANDS (M) HOLDINGS BHD (QSR Brands):
A franchisee of over 850 KFC restaurants in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Cambodia, QSR is also the operator of Pizza Hut in Malaysia and Singapore, with over 480 restaurants and delivery concepts in Malaysia and Singapore. Besides its restaurant operations, it is extensively involved in breeder and contract broiler farming, hatchery, poultry production and processing and a host of ancillary businesses including baking, commissary and sauce production. This makes QSR the first and only fully integrated food operator in Malaysia. QSR Brands and its subsidiaries guarantee full halal compliance to customers in all the Group’s markets. Every aspect of the food manufacturing process follows strict controls and accepts only certificates recognised by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) and strictly adheres to MS1500:2009.