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Would you like an app with your fries?

McDonald's US turnaround shifts to technology, speedier service, shorter drive-thru queues to win back customers

Published Thu, Mar 2, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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MCDONALD'S Corp on Wednesday announced a push to embrace apps aimed at speeding up service at drive-thrus, which account for about 70 per cent of its US business, as the fast-food chain looks to woo back diners.

The company's US restaurants have suffered four straight years of traffic declines, resulting in 500 million lost transactions since 2012.

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