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McDonald’s Is Testing New Versions of the Big Mac

McDonald's Profit Is Little Changed as U.S. Store Sales Drop
David Paul Morris—Bloomberg / Getty Images A McDonald's Corp. Big Mac meal is arranged for a photograph outside of a restaurant in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014.

The Grand Mac and the Mac Jr. are coming to select menus

Correction appended April 21, 2016

McDonald’s is trying two new burgers on for size to boost its Big Mac business.

The fast food chain is testing out a “Grand Mac” and a “Mac Jr.” in the Central Ohio and the Dallas areas, the Associated Press reports. The Grand Mac consists of two patties that weigh a third of a pound total and costs $4.89. It is seen as an attempt to keep up with competitors whose burgers are getting larger. The Mac Jr. is a Big Mac with just one layer instead of two and costs between $2.39 and $2.59.

If the test is successful, it may result in a national rollout.

[AP]

Correction: The original version of this article misstated the weight of the Grand Mac. It will consist of two patties totaling one-third of a pound.

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