OMAHA, Neb. — ConAgra Foods Inc. has announced that it is relocating its headquarters to Chicago.
The move is expected to result in the eliminatation of approximately 1,500 positions or approximately 30 percent of the company's global office-based workforce.
Plant positions will not be eliminated in connection with the restructuring.
Beginning in the summer of 2016, approximately 700 employees will be located in the new offices in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, including the company’s senior leadership team and certain functions of the Consumer Foods business, which are currently located in Omaha, Neb. and Naperville, Ill.
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