How many seconds does McDonald’s aim to take per drive-through order?

Food hard Data from 2023

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Answer in seconds. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

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180 seconds

The industry benchmark for a drive-through order is around 180 seconds from arrival to departure. Shaving five seconds off that time across a chain of 40,000 restaurants is worth hundreds of millions in throughput.

Where this number comes from

Source QSR Magazine Drive-Thru Study
Figure refers to 2023
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Unit seconds

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