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McDonald's to open its first CosMc's beverage spinoff in Fort Worth

Festivities at CosMc's, the McDonald's spinoff that opened in Dallas.

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McDonald's is debuting a new concept called CosMc's focused on beverages, with its first location to open in Fort Worth.

According to a release, the smaller-sized beverage-led drink shop will open in Watauga, at 7304 Denton Hwy. on April 2.

That'll be followed by a location in Arlington at Abram's Alley, 300 E. Abram St. #150, which will open on April 8, timed to coincide with the total solar eclipse. How cosmic.

Watauga is only the third location, following an original that opened in 2023 in Bolingbrook, Illinois in 2023, and a Dallas location that opened on March 19, the first of its kind in Texas.

They plan to open nine "test and learn" locations across Dallas and San Antonio in the coming months.

The menu at CosMc's seems to be more in competition with Swig, the drive-through drink chain with fruity lemonadey beverages founded in Utah in 2010.

To wit, the drinks available at CosMc’s Dallas include:

Sour Cherry Energy Burst
Churro Cold Brew Frappé
Island Pick-Me-Up Punch

Also like Swig, the ability to customize your drink is touted.

Beyond beverages, there are a few sandwiches: Spicy Queso with sausage, and Creamy Avocado Tomatillo with bacon, and Egg McMuffins. Other menu items include McPops, a filled fried dough already served at McDonald's, plus soft pretzel bites, hash browns, and desserts.

It also has soft-serve, available in cones, sundaes, and a selection of Blizzard-like McFlurry shakes in flavors such as Oreo and M&M's.

For the Dallas opening, they're adding two more menu items, as described in the press release:

Beach Protein Frappe: a breezy blend of banana flavor and protein-packed whipped indulgence
Melon Herb Chiller: a fusion of watermelon and mint flavors paired with lemonade and an invigorating arctic kick

The new Watauga location is in a former Mexican restaurant called Los Cuando, and has been under construction for some months. Like the other CosMc's locations, it will have drive thru, counter service, and walk-up ordering.

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Doughnut News

Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

Photo courtesy of Visit Addison

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A decadent new doughnut shop is coming to Fort Worth: Duck Donuts, a North Carolina-based chain known for serving doughnuts made to order, will open a shop at 6387 Camp Bowie Blvd. #A within the Ridglea Plaza Shopping Center in Fort Worth.

According to a release, the shop will open on Saturday December 21 at 7 am.

Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the beach resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the intention to create an oasis for vacationers. They're now headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and began franchising in 2013, with more than 150 locally owned and operated shops across 26 states and international locations. There was previously a DFW location in Addison on Belt Line Road that opened in 2020 but it did not survive the pandemic.

The Fort Worth shop is owned and operated by husband-and-wife Justin and Morgan Thomas.

“We are delighted to be opening in Fort Worth,” Justin says in a statement. “The community has been patiently waiting for us to open our doors, and now we cannot wait to sprinkle happiness to all with our warm, delicious and made-to-order doubhnuts.”

The 1,035-square-foot shop reflects the franchise’s reimagined design which gives a modern twist on their iconic beach theme and family-friendly atmosphere. Upon entering the store, customers are greeted by the aroma of warm, light vanilla cake doughnuts.

Customers can create their own combination by choosing from coatings, toppings, and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles and more adventurous creations such as maple icing with bacon.

Key to their appeal is the viewing area where children and adults alike can watch their doughnuts being made.

Many of their flavors have a beachy theme such as the Beach, a cake doughnut with vanilla icing dusted with cinnamon sugar; the Sunrise with lemon icing and raspberry drizzle; and the Beach Ball with vanilla icing, rainbow sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle.

They rotate in seasonal offerings such as the current lineup of mint-flavored flavors including chocolate icing with mint buttercream. The doughnuts themselves are limited to vanilla and chocolate cake; the flavors come primarily from icing.

In addition to doughnuts, the Fort Worth location will serve coffee, doughnut breakfast sandwiches, doughnut sundaes — in which a doughnut is topped with ice cream and syrup — plus frozen beverages and milkshakes.

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