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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: McDonald’s Goes After Sonic With Slushies"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/10f7b113-a7eb-437b-8d25-283d4bf36220
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-goes-after-sonic-with-slushies-11768
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2017-04-12T13:08:31.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:12:40.053Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: McDonald’s Goes After Sonic With Slushies

**TL;DR:** McDonald's is launching a new line of Minute Maid Slushies in select locations, targeting Sonic's signature flavor. The new drinks include orangeade, fruit punch and cherry limeade flavors.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-04-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-goes-after-sonic-with-slushies-11768).*

## Story

McDonald’s Corp. has worried about Sonic for years and is finally making its move. According to a recent Nation’s Restaurant News article , the fast-food chain introduced a new line of Minute Maid Slushies for 6,000 of its locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Ohio and Michigan.

McDonald’s new drinks include orangeade, fruit punch and cherry limeade for flavors, one of which is known as Sonic’s signature flavor. Beverages aren’t a new strategy for the brand though. It started to offer $2 McCafe beverages and $1 coffee drinks earlier this year along with different versions of the Shamrock Shake.

The company’s existing machines used for frappes and smoothies will be able to make the new slushie drinks, and therefore will need no additional equipment or operational changes.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- menu expansion (topic)
- Sonic (company)
- competition (topic)
- Minute Maid (company)
- beverage offerings (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-goes-after-sonic-with-slushies-11768). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/10f7b113-a7eb-437b-8d25-283d4bf36220).