chain . it is not to be confused with mary brown s a canadian fast food chain . marrybrown sdn bhd industry fast food restaurant founded 1981 ; 35 years ago 1981 in johor bahru johor malaysia founders lawrence liew nancy liew headquarters dewani industrial park johor bahru malaysia area served asia and africa owner marrybrown sdn bhd website www.marrybrown.com marrybrown is a malaysian based halal certified fast food restaurant chain established in 1981 . it was the first local fast food chain to franchise its business in malaysia with more than 130 restaurants locally . 1 marrybrown has over 350 international outlets serving fried chicken burgers finger food desserts and beverages aside from serving malaysian local dishes such as seafood rice based products noodles and porridge . the malaysian national rice dish nasi lemak became the feature list on the menu as nasi marrybrown . 2 contents 1 history 2 international presence of marrybrown chains 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit marrybrown began at a small shoplot in wong ah fook street johor bahru in 1981 founded by chinese couple lawrence liew and nancy liew . during the time us based fast food chain are already dominating the malaysian fast food markets having been in the country 10 years earlier . 3 this led the couple to invent their own ideas based on malaysian food taste as well to revive malaysia s first fast food chain especially with the muslim majority country that always seeking for halal western foods . 3 international presence of marrybrown chains edit a marrybrown chain inside the shopping mall in dar es salaam tanzania . at present marrybrown are available in 19 countries with the majority being based in asian continent . 4 the company plans to expand in 56 muslim countries 5 as well planning to enter european markets . 6 asia malaysia 1981 singapore 19901 2015 7 brunei 19901 2014 8 9 china 1992 10 india 1999 10 11 12 sri lanka 1999 10 bahrain 2000 10 kuwait 2000 10 qatar 2000 10 saudi arabia 2000 10 13 united arab emirates 2000 10 13 iran 2005 14 syria 2005 10 azerbaijan 2009 15 maldives 2011 10 16 indonesia 2012 10 17 myanmar 20132 10 18 thailand 2015 19 africa tanzania 2008 10 20 1 first introduction later closed . 2 myanmar chicken is certified halal awards edit malaysia international homegrown franchise of the year malaysia franchise of the year first malaysian fast food franchise most promising franchise of the year pioneer member of the malaysia franchise association the brandlaureate smes bestbrands awards 2007 food & beverage fast food references edit malaysia franchise franchise business in malaysia . skor career malaysia . archived from the original on 23 march 2016 . retrieved 19 october 2015 . nasi marrybrown . marrybrown . retrieved 19 october 2015 . a b hamid 18 january 2009 . marrybrown s humble shoplot beginnings to global franchise branding . halal focus . archived from the original on 24 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . introduction . marrybrown . retrieved 24 march 2016 . marrybrown plans to expand to 56 muslim countries . bernama . south south information gateway malaysia . 17 june 2008 . archived from the original on 23 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . marrybrown eyes europe entry . the sun . 1 december 2014 . archived from the original on 24 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . marrybrown opens outlet in s pore . today online . 2 march 2015 . archived from the original on 23 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . lyna mohamad 27 december 2014 . marrybrown returns to brunei . borneo bulletin . archived from the original on 24 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . rebecca oi 3 january 2015 . marrybrown to open two more outlets . the brunei times . archived from the original on 23 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . a b c d e f g h i j k l m norshahzura mat zuki 25 november 2014 . terus kukuh pasaran antarabangsa in malay . sinar harian . archived from the original on 23 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . malaysian brand marrybrown to expand food outlets in india . the economic times . 3 september 2014 . archived from the original on 24 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . t e narasimhan 21 december 2014 . marrybrown to break free of southern tag . business standard . archived from the original on 24 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . a b saifur rahman 4 march 2005 . al abbas group to expand marrybrown restaurants with dh100m investment . gulf news . archived from the original on 23 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . zazali musa 22 november 2005 . marrybrown to open outlet in iran . the star . retrieved 24 march 2016 . doing business in azerbaijan the 2010 country commercial guide for u.s. companies pdf . united states department of state . 2010 . p. 10 80 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . ali naafiz 24 september 2011 . fast food chain marrybrown opens in maldives . haveeru daily . archived from the original on 23 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . nuke fatmasari 4 july 2012 . marrybrown tawarkan cita rasa dunia in indonesian . riau pos . archived from the original on 23 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . arno maierbrugger 1 july 2013 . marrybrown opens first outlet in myanmar . investvine . archived from the original on 23 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . marrybrown in thai . isra news . 22 march 2015 . archived from the original on 24 march 2016 . retrieved 24 march 2016 . alicia lim 2 february 2008 . marrybrown to open first outlet in tanzania . the star . retrieved 24 march 2016 . external links edit official website marrybrown on facebook marrybrown on twitter marrybrown s channel on youtube v t e local food and drinks companies of malaysia foods asianmeals ben fortune beryl s ghee hiang high 5 hup seng hwa tai julie s kart s k.g. pastry malapine mamee double decker munchy s oriental food pitaberry polar ice cream ramly group region food summer pacific the italian baker drinks boh plantations in comix nutrifres power root sabah tea 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