<p>McDonald's Corp is shutting down the five beverage-centered CosMc's stores it opened in 2023, but said some drinks from the standalone concept would be tested in McDonald's restaurants.</p>.<p>The company said on Friday it had opened the stores as a test to learn more about the “fast-growing beverage space,” which it said it had a “right to win.”</p>.<p>It said the standalone stores – in markets including San Antonio, Texas – allowed it to test new flavor and technologies without impacting existing McDonald’s restaurants.</p>.<p>The company said it will test “CosMc’s-inspired” drinks to its main menu at hundreds of US stores. The company has more than 14,000 locations in the US.</p>.McDonald's India operator posts higher quarterly profit as cheaper menu draws consumers.<p>In March, McDonald’s announced it would be establishing a new internal team to develop new beverages.</p>.<p>The company said all CosMc’s would be closed on a rolling basis beginning in late June. The CosMc’s app will also be discontinued.</p>.<p>Restaurant consultant John Gordon said McDonald’s has historically been “very quiet” in the beverage space compared with other restaurant chains, which have experimented with complicated drinks that typically carry a higher profit margin than food items.</p>
<p>McDonald's Corp is shutting down the five beverage-centered CosMc's stores it opened in 2023, but said some drinks from the standalone concept would be tested in McDonald's restaurants.</p>.<p>The company said on Friday it had opened the stores as a test to learn more about the “fast-growing beverage space,” which it said it had a “right to win.”</p>.<p>It said the standalone stores – in markets including San Antonio, Texas – allowed it to test new flavor and technologies without impacting existing McDonald’s restaurants.</p>.<p>The company said it will test “CosMc’s-inspired” drinks to its main menu at hundreds of US stores. The company has more than 14,000 locations in the US.</p>.McDonald's India operator posts higher quarterly profit as cheaper menu draws consumers.<p>In March, McDonald’s announced it would be establishing a new internal team to develop new beverages.</p>.<p>The company said all CosMc’s would be closed on a rolling basis beginning in late June. The CosMc’s app will also be discontinued.</p>.<p>Restaurant consultant John Gordon said McDonald’s has historically been “very quiet” in the beverage space compared with other restaurant chains, which have experimented with complicated drinks that typically carry a higher profit margin than food items.</p>