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Global Digital Ordering and Service System
Operational since 2017
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Classification
Retail Infrastructure and Experience System
McDonald’s required a fundamental shift from analog ordering to a scalable digital service model across tens of thousands of locations.
The system needed to operate seamlessly across high-volume environments, diverse global markets, and varying physical footprints.
It had to increase speed, accessibility, and average order value while maintaining consistency at massive scale.
The system was designed as a continuous service layer embedded within the physical restaurant environment.
Digital interfaces, spatial flow, and service logic formed a unified experience that reshaped how customers discover, order, and receive food.
The platform established a new relationship between interface and environment, where digital behavior directly informs physical operations.
McDonald’s transitioned from traditional counter service to a digitally-driven global ordering ecosystem.
• Global deployment across 38,000+ locations
• The most widely used in-restaurant ordering system ever deployed
• Increased average order value through optimized upsell flows
• Integrated accessibility solutions at enterprise scale
• A new operational standard for digital-first foodservice
Ridgehouse led the design of McDonald’s kiosk and service experience system, including interface design, interaction models, and spatial integration.
Core system components included:
• Kiosk interface system
• Ordering and upsell logic
• Accessibility infrastructure
• Service flow and spatial integration
• Global design system for deployment at scale
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Operational
Global rollout achieved
Continuously evolving
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System Record
McDonald’s Digital Ordering and Service System
Deployed 2017
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