McDonald’s headquarters has prompted back to Chicago after 47 years in the suburbs.
The $250 million structure, which opened on Monday, is part of the Golden Arches’ push to fit a “more modern and progressive burger company,” a long-standing goal of CEO Steve Easterbrook.
“We were centred on the edge of the city for about the last 40 something years,” Easterbrook advised CNBC Monday. “It’s been a wonderful facility for us, but it was a little detached from habitual life.”
The new facility is located in Chicago’s West Loop, an up-and-coming neighborhood remembered for its trendy restaurants. It is here that Easterbook foresees the company raising top talent and tapping into emerging food crazes.
Here’s what the new headquarters looks opposite number inside: