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title: "The Verge: McDonald’s To Test Mobile Ordering"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2af37371-7db9-4e2d-bbc1-fb9537971a25
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-verge-mcdonalds-to-test-mobile-ordering-11081
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2017-03-15T16:11:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:13:57.610Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b8ddcfd0527e1bd07f4d089d5cd391c99459.jpg
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# The Verge: McDonald’s To Test Mobile Ordering

**TL;DR:** McDonald's is testing mobile ordering, allowing customers to place orders ahead of time and pay through the app. The service is planned to roll out nationwide this year.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-verge-mcdonalds-to-test-mobile-ordering-11081).*

## Story

Have you ever wanted a McDonald's Big Mac and fries but didn't feel like waiting in line? There’s good news: The fast food company is testing mobile ordering.

The mobile ordering app will allow customers to place orders ahead of time and pay through the app. The app will use geofencing to see where customers are so they can keep the food fresh.

The option for mobile ordering is only available right now to people in Monterey and Salinas, California and Spokane, Washington but the fast food company said all its restaurants nationwide will be able to handle mobile ordering this year.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- mobile ordering (topic)
- qsr technology (topic)
- Spokane (location)
- nationwide rollout (topic)
- Monterey (location)
- Salinas (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-verge-mcdonalds-to-test-mobile-ordering-11081). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2af37371-7db9-4e2d-bbc1-fb9537971a25).