McDonald’s Wants to Be the New Starbucks

McDonald’s is challenging and Dunkin’ Donuts in the coffee business as part of an effort to attract more customers.

The fast food company will reintroduce a newly branded McCafe, complete with upgraded $12,000 espresso machines, special deals for customers and a promise to buy more sustainably sourced coffee, to make a go-to location for a caffeine boost, Bloomberg reports.

For McDonald’s, which has seen a decline in foot traffic, the revamped McCafe offers a chance to attract customers accustomed to upscale coffee drinks. To draw customers away from its competitors, McDonald’s will highlight its price advantages over Starbucks with offers including $1 drip coffee and $2 small specialty beverages over the first quarter of next year.

McDonald’s has already begun competing with Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts--this fall, the company sold pumpkin-spice lattes throughout the U.S. for the first time in three years. In Canada, McDonald’s sells Americanos and shots of espresso, and even has a standalone McCafe in Toronto.

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