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McDonald’s is closing nearly half of its CosMc’s spin-off restaurants less than a year after they began serving customers, but the chain says it remains committed to the concept. The company is closing three locations, the largest CosMc’s it has opened, but says it plans to open two smaller stores in Texas this year.

Less than a year after McDonald’s launched its beverage-focused spin-off restaurant CosMc’s in Texas, the fast food giant is shuttering half of them. McDonald’s announced on Thursday that it is closing three of its six CosMc’s in the Lone Star State,

McDonald's is cutting back on its beverage-focused concept CosMc's, with three Texas locations set to close less than a year after their introduction.

McDonald's is closing three of its spinoff CosMc's locations just a year after opening. However, the company says this does not signify the end.

Three locations of McDonald’s spinoff CosMc’s are slated to close. The fast-food giant also said it was adding two more in Texas this year.

Through a year-long test of the CosMc's spinoff, McDonald's says it has found that customers preferred smaller-format stores causing the brand to shift its focus on drive-thru and digital experiences.