I can't even find where the beverages are on a modern McD's menu these days.
You could argue that this is a "dark pattern", by hiding the other beverage choices in the corners of the menu along with other things like the dollar menu (note in image 2C that there isn't even a "$1.00" next to the Dollar Menu items to let you see that as a pricing choice).
The larger value menu items are where they want your eye to focus, although I suspect that's also for ordering speed as much as product flow.
You could argue that this is a "dark pattern", by hiding the other beverage choices in the corners of the menu along with other things like the dollar menu (note in image 2C that there isn't even a "$1.00" next to the Dollar Menu items to let you see that as a pricing choice).
The larger value menu items are where they want your eye to focus, although I suspect that's also for ordering speed as much as product flow.