Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Retail | January 6, 2023

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

McDonald’s Unveils Plan to Accelerate New Store Openings in 2023

McDonald’s said Friday it will seek to speed up the rate at which it opens restaurants, reported Crain’s Chicago Business. The high-level overview came in a message to the Chicago-based fast food giant’s employees from CEO Chris Kempczinski and didn’t provide specifics.

The new growth plan, called “Accelerating the Arches 2.0,” builds on the “Accelerating the Arches” plan rolled out in late 2020. It will also create new leadership roles, better solve customer problems, push innovation out to the markets and reduce work to create efficiencies, the company said. Kempczinski said many stores are operating at capacity, necessitating a new plan for growth.

The original Accelerating the Arches program focused on modernized marketing; a renewed commitment to core products; and a focus on the “three D’s” of digital ordering, delivery and drive-thru. The 2.0 version adds a “fourth D,” restaurant development, and an internal restructuring dubbed Accelerating the Organization.

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