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McDonald's closes 2 of its CosMc's beverage shops around Fort Worth

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After less than a year, McDonald's is cutting back on its CosMc's beverage spinoff, and that includes shutting down at least two locations around Fort Worth.
McDonald's introduced the beverage led concept in December 2023, when it opened the first location in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The concept — which seemed to be competing with Swig, the drive-through drink chain from Utah — features coffee, lemonade, slushies, and energy drinks, plus bites such as the Egg McMuffin, hashbrowns, and McPops — like doughnut holes.
They went on to open six more locations, all in Texas: two in San Antonio and four in DFW. Both San Antonio locations still show up on the website as open but two have closed in DFW so far, as follows:
- Watauga at 7304 Denton Hwy.
- Arlington at Abram's Alley, 300 E. Abram St. #150
Two DFW locations show up on their website as still open: Dallas at Campbell Road, and Fort Worth on McPherson Boulevard.
Despite the closures, McDonald's still plans to continue the test in the US for the foreseeable future, a spokesperson says, including opening two new smaller format stores in Texas in 2025. That includes a location in Allen at 861 W. Stacy Rd.
The plan is to close three of the larger locations that were remodeled into CosMc’s locations — meaning that one of the locations currently still open in Texas is due to close. Will it be Dallas? Fort Worth? Or San Antonio? They won't say.
"Since opening CosMc’s, we have had the benefit of testing out different location sizes and setups – from revamping larger restaurant spaces to building smaller prototype locations that focus more on the drive-thru and digital experience," their statement says. "We learned that the smaller format stores allow us to test new, unique circumstances that are reflective of our customer base. As a result, we will open two new smaller format stores in Texas in 2025, and close three of the larger locations that were remodeled into CosMc’s locations."