McDonald's News

McDonald's opens new beverage spinoff CosMc's in Texas

CosMc's McDonald's

McDonald's

McDonald's is spinning off a new concept called CosMc's focused on beverages, and has opened its first Texas location in Dallas. According to a release, the "small format beverage-led concept" opened on March 19.

Dallas is only the second location, following an original that opened in 2023 in Bolingbrook, Illinois in 2023. But they plan to open nine additional "test and learn" locations across Dallas and San Antonio in the coming months ahead of a national roll out that could see Houston locations.

While media likes to pit every drink concept against Starbucks, 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 Campbell Road restaurant has drive thru, counter service, and walk-up ordering, and takes over a space that was most recently a Bahama Bucks shaved ice, but was previously a location of Dunkin' Donuts.

coffee openings

big business

Houston food giant Sysco will acquire Restaurant Depot for $29 billion

Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images

undefined

Sysco, the nation's largest food distributor, will acquire supplier Restaurant Depot in a deal worth more than $29 billion.

The acquisition would create a closer link between Sysco and its customers that right now turn to Restaurant Depot for supplies needed quickly in an industry segment known as “cash-and-carry wholesale.”

Sysco, based in Houston, serves more than 700,000 restaurants, hospitals, schools and hotels, supplying them with everything from butter and eggs to napkins. Those goods are typically acquired ahead of time based on how much traffic that restaurants typically see.

Restaurant Depot offers memberships to mom-and-pop restaurants and other businesses, giving them access to warehouses stocked with supplies for when they run short of what they've purchased from suppliers like Sysco.

It is a fast growing and high-margin segment that will likely mean thousands of restaurants will rely increasingly on Sysco for day-to-day needs.

Restaurant Depot shareholders will receive $21.6 billion in cash and 91.5 million Sysco shares. Based on Sysco’s closing share price of $81.80 as of March 27, 2026, the deal has an enterprise value of about $29.1 billion.

Restaurant Depot was founded in Brooklyn in 1976. The family run business then known as Jetro Restaurant Depot, has become the nation's largest cash-and-carry wholesaler.

The boards of both companies have approved the acquisition, but it would still need regulatory approval.

Shares of Sysco Corp. tumbled 13% Monday to $71.26, an initial decline some industry analysts expected given the cost of the deal.