By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

The new McDonald’s NXTGEN store located at Megaworld’s Forbes Hill in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City will open its doors to customers on Thursday, December 16.

The store held its sneak peak to select members of the media yesterday.

The store’s interiors and exteriors are designed following the Ray Palette, the fast food giant’s latest, global standard design scheme that puts emphasis on space and lighting.

Only select new stores adopt the new design scheme in the country.

In addition, the store also features the first McCafe in Negros, bringing in not just the favorites like burgers and fries, but also iced or hot coffee, latte, or cappucino, and other cakes and pastries that will satisfy the Negrenses’ sweet tooth.

The store also boasts one of the country’s largest McDonald’s Bike and Dine facility, along with bicycle racks and a bike repair station, making it also the bike-friendliest store in the province.

However, the store’s most noticeable feature is the self-ordering kiosks, where customers can order and pay for their food through cashless modes of payments.

Judy Gabriel, executive director for Choice Gourmet Banquet Incorporated, said they are very excited to welcome everyone at McDonald’s Forbes Hill.

“We are proud to finally bring this unique and innovative McDonald’s store format here in the province that Filipinos have come to love,” Gabriel said.

The McDonald’s NXTGEN Forbes Hill is the 860th McDonald’s store in the country and the 17th Megaworld-owned McDonald’s outlet in the country./DGB, WDJ