Coverage dated December 5, 2023 to December 6, 2023

McDonald’s to open first CosMc’s spinoff in suburban Chicago

Headline from The Southern Illinoisan

CosMc’s, named after a McDonald’s character from the 1980s, will be a 10-store, small-format pilot concept focused around specialty beverages and coffees.

The Southern Illinoisan's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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20 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fortune

    Menu items revealed for CosMc’s, the new spinoff restaurant from McDonald’s (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    A Churro Frappe and Sour Cherry Energy Burst are among the expected offerings.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    McDonald’s reveals new details and opening plans for new spinoff chain CosMc's (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    McDonald’s has finally released details and opening plans about its mysterious new spinoff CosMc’s after numerous posts on social media identified a mystery restaurant opening in a Chicago suburb.

  3. NBC Chicago

    McDonald's to open first CosMc's spinoff restaurant this week (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The burger chain is positioning CosMc’s as a fast, convenient way to grab a pick-me-up snack or coffee.

  4. NBC Chicago

    Here's a sneak-peek at the menu as McDonald's spinoff CosMc's nears opening (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A highly anticipated McDonald’s spinoff restaurant is set to open its doors this week, and we’re learning more about the menu offerings at the new business.

  5. The Southern Illinoisan

    McDonald’s to open first CosMc’s spinoff in suburban Chicago (opens The Southern Illinoisan)

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    The Southern Illinoisan's feed description

    CosMc’s, named after a McDonald’s character from the 1980s, will be a 10-store, small-format pilot concept focused around specialty beverages and coffees.

  6. Bloomberg

    McDonald’s New CosMc’s Beverage-Shop Pilot Looks a Lot Like a Starbucks (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    McDonald’s Corp.’s new “small-format beverage-led concept,” named CosMc’s, will offer customizable beverages such as Churro Frappés and Tropical Spiceades, plus the Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich and a few other food items.

  7. ABC 12 Flint

    McDonald’s unveils CosMc’s, its answer to Starbucks (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Shedding light on its long-awaited and oddly secretive CosMc's concept, McDonald's on Wednesday finally shared more about the café pilot, which seems to be its answer to Starbucks.

  8. Fox32 Chicago

    CosMc's menu: McDonald's spinoff restaurant unveils food, drink options in Chicago suburb (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    We are learning more about the McDonald's spinoff restaurant, CosMc's, set to open in suburban Chicago this month.

  9. Wyoming Public Media

    CosMc's lands in Illinois, as McDonald's tests its new coffee-centered concept (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The beverage-first McDonald's spinoff, named for a six-handed extraterrestrial, seems to be a grab at markets currently served by the likes of Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts.

  10. Fortune

    McDonald's is launching a Starbucks and Dunkin' killer called 'CosMc's' with drinks like the churro frappe, pear-flavored slush and turmeric latte (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The new restaurant format, which will be tested in 10 locations early next year, is named after a space alien character that McDonald's introduced in the 1980s.

  11. NBC Chicago

    What is ‘CosMcs?' What to know about McDonald's mysterious spinoff in the suburbs (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    It’s not your typical McDonald’s fast-food joint — it’s CosMc’s, the burger chain’s new “concept” restaurant in the suburbs.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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