McDonald’s makes more changes to McPick 2

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Fostering further regionalization across the chain, McDonald’s has reworked its McPick 2 meal deal to allow for local variations. 

The updated deal—to be debuted next week—will offer guests a choice between the Big Mac, 10-piece Chicken McNuggets and Filet-O-Fish, as well as up to three menu items franchisees can pick themselves, such as a large fry or all-day breakfast items, the Chicago Tribune reports.

As before, customers may select two items from the McPick 2 options.  

McDonald's has made a number of tweaks to the value meal since it premiered earlier this year, changing its price from $2 to $5 and allowing for costlier items to be included in the deal.

Read the full story via the Chicago Tribune

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