McDonald’s expands its delivery experiment

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McDonald’s will next month begin testing delivery at 200 units in Florida, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Though the chain currently offers delivery in some markets through third-party DoorDash and Postmates, delivery will be offered in the Miami, Orlando and Tampa areas via UberEats’ app-based service. 

Some Florida units have teamed up with Uber in the past to promote the chain’s all-day breakfast offerings.

This delivery partnership comes at a time when the chain looks to modernize its tech offerings, with plans to soon enable smartphone ordering in select markets, something it has trailed other QSR chains in debuting. McDonald's also aims to roll out kiosk ordering across the U.S. sometime next year.

Read the full story via the Chicago Tribune.

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