We visited McDonald's global headquarters in Oak Brook, Il., and the company gave us a peek inside its test kitchen.
Tucked within the walls of the Campus Office Building, the Culinary Center seems to be in a peculiar place. It's surrounded by endless cubicles and corporate-folk.
But inside the kitchen, there's serious work being done.
"It's not just chefs playing in the kitchen," said Chef Jessica Foust, a nutrition and culinary manager at the test kitchen.
Every menu item takes years of planning to develop and organize. Different countries, screening, volume — it's quite the effort, she said.
So, what's it look like in there? See for yourself.
Disclosure: McDonald's provided travel and accommodations for the trip.
Tucked away at the McDonald's C.O.B. — or Campus Office Building — is the test kitchen, where the fast food chain comes up with all sorts of products.
The kitchens are up on the top floor on Big Mac Blvd. Yes, McDonald's names all the "streets" in its global headquarters office building.
Here's what Big Mac Blvd. looks like. Kitchens on the left, cubicles on the right.
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