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McDonald's is rolling out a new plan to accelerate growth and new restaurant openings in 2023

One-of-a-Kind HQ McDonald’s Previews New Store Format

In advance of the opening of its new global headquarters in the West Loop, McDonald’s has opened a ground-floor restaurant with a rotating selection of menu items from across the globe. While formerly a McDonald’s customer would need to be in Canada to have a Mighty Angus Burger, or in Australia to buy Cheese & Bacon Loaded Fries, both are now options at this location.

“As part of our new headquarters, we wanted to provide our customers with an exciting way to experience our global menu right here in Chicago,” said Steve Easterbrook, president and CEO of McDonald’s.

Physically, the newly-opened location at Sterling Bay’s 110 N. Carpenter St. offers a taste of what’s to come. It’s another of McDonald’s Experience of the Future (EOTF) restaurants; the fast-food giant plans to transform most U.S. locations to the EOTF format by 2020.


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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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