McDonald's Opens 'Gyeonggi Gwangju DT Branch' Allowing Two Cars to Use Drive-Thru Simultaneously

McDonald's will open the 'Gyeonggi Gwangju DT Branch' on the 1st of next month, featuring the country's first innovative platform called 'Tandem DT,' which allows two vehicles to use the McDrive simultaneously. Photo by McDonald's

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon]Korea McDonald's announced on the 30th that it will open a new store, 'Gyeonggi Gwangju DT Branch,' which is the first in the country to introduce the 'Tandem Drive-Thru (Tandem DT),' on the 1st of next month.

The Tandem DT is an innovative platform that allows two vehicles to use the McDrive simultaneously.

At the Gyeonggi Gwangju DT Branch, various eco-friendly efforts of McDonald's can also be seen. Notably, a new safety railing made using McCaf? coffee grounds was introduced. To minimize environmental pollution and carbon emissions, eco-friendly composite wood containing 20% coffee grounds, which are the residue left after extracting McCaf? coffee, was used to make the safety railing. This wood is known as an eco-friendly building material with better durability than regular wood and is 100% recyclable.

Additionally, eco-friendly digital menu boards were installed on the DT order line to reduce paper usage, and eco-friendly aluminum wood panels with infinite recyclability were used for the building exterior, actively reflecting eco-friendly elements from the store design stage.

Meanwhile, McDonald's introduced the 'McDrive,' the country's first drive-thru platform, at the Busan Haeundae Branch in 1992, creating a new wave in the dining-out market. Currently, about 60% of all stores operate McDrive.

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