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For the fast food industry to grow,
 it might first have to shrink.

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McDonald's is testing big new changes

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by opening up a tiny new restaurant
 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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This McDonald's location will only fulfill
 takeout, delivery, and drive thru orders.

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That means no dining room at all. 

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It's designed for customers on the move,
 which means you have to grab and go.

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There are dedicated parking spaces
 for delivery drivers

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and even a separate room
 where they go to grab their orders.

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There's also a special drive thru lane 

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only for customers
 who ordered ahead on the app.

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Their food gets delivered via
 a conveyor belt to their car window.

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McDonald's is only opening
 one of these test locations for now,

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but depending on how the Fort Worth
 restaurant 

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pans out, it could have huge implications
 for how the rest of us order fast food.

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And even if this model 

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turns out to be more convenient
 for customers and delivery drivers.

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What about McDonald's
 employees themselves?

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Are they going to have to produce a higher
 volume of orders in a smaller space?

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Keith Brandon checked the franchisee
 operating the new Fort Worth Restaurant,

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said in a press release
 that the technology in this restaurant

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not only allows us to serve our customers
 in new, innovative ways,

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it gives our restaurant team the ability
 to concentrate more on the order of speed

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and accuracy, which makes the experience
 more enjoyable for everyone.

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That doesn't really explain
 whether these tiny restaurants

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will make the job
 less of a slog for employees. 

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So we'll have to keep an eye on it. 

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Is this grab and go McDonald's your ideal
 drive thru or your personal nightmare?

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Let us know in the comments below.