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Greg Trotter

Store closing signs are displayed Sept. 29, 2018, at a Treasure Island grocery store at 75 W. Elm St. in Chicago. A produce wholesaler is suing Treasure Island Foods, accusing the company of not paying for more than $453,000 worth of fruits and vegetables.

Produce wholesaler sues soon-to-close Treasure Island Foods, alleges $453K in unpaid fruits and veggies

December 12, 2018 at 8:51 a.m.

Treasure Island Foods, which abruptly told employees last week that it would close, is being sued by a Chicago-area company that alleges the grocery chain owes it more than $453,000...

Treasure Island cashier Norma Solorzano, left, receives a hug from co-worker Guy Magierek outside a Treasure Island grocery store in Chicago on Sept. 29, 2018. Employees learned their jobs would be eliminated.

At Treasure Island grocery stores, ‘everything must go’ as they prepare to close soon

May 23, 2019 at 6:20 a.m.

Treasure Island Foods stores will close in less than two weeks, as the longtime family-owned Chicago company shuts down amid heavy competition for grocery shoppers’ business. "Everything must go!" shouted...

Since the mid-1950s, McDonald's has been synonymous with burgers and fries in the U.S. Now it has more than 36,000 stores in 120 countries. Here's what you can find at Mickey D's around the world.

McDonald’s removes artificial ingredients from most burgers, except the pickle

December 12, 2018 at 11:38 p.m.

Those seeking an au naturel burger at McDonald’s should remember these three words: Hold the pickle. The Chicago-based fast-food chain announced Wednesday that it has removed artificial colors, flavors and...

Un grupo de dueños de negocios recorre un área del Chicago Riverwalk al oeste de Michigan Ave., que será un área comercial.

Una probadita de la diversidad de Chicago

December 12, 2018 at 11:49 p.m.

Un nuevo programa en el sendero a la orilla del río Chicago podría traer hasta una docena de nuevos vendedores al bullicioso paseo el próximo verano, muchos de ellos posiblemente...

Larry Gilbertson, applied genome modification lead for Bayer Crop Science, says a new gene-editing technology known as CRISPR is "essentially another form of breeding."

Move over, GMOs: More precise form of genetic engineering could make tomatoes sweeter, corn bigger

December 12, 2018 at 11:28 p.m.

A new gene-editing technology known as CRISPR could soon be used to alter the crops producing the food we eat — making tomatoes sweeter, for example, or vegetables more resistant...

White Claw and Truly Spiked & Sparkling hard seltzers are in a cooler Sept. 19, 2018, at Binny's Beverage Depot in Chicago's Ranch Triangle neighborhood.

Hard seltzers on the rise, sold as a ‘better-for-you’ way to catch a buzz

December 12, 2018 at 11:10 p.m.

Hard seltzers, the feistier cousins of nonalcoholic sparkling waters like LaCroix, are surging in popularity — a small but growing reason for optimism within the flagging beer industry. Flavored malt...

McDonald’s workers, activists protest alleged sexual harassment in 10 cities, including Chicago

December 12, 2018 at 11:10 p.m.

Activists and McDonald’s workers protested alleged sexual harassment outside the fast-food chain’s corporate headquarters in Chicago’s Fulton Market district on Tuesday. The protest, organized by the Fight for $15 workers’...

The Mariano's grocery store in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood is seen on Oct. 6, 2016. All Mariano's stores will be consolidated into a Wisconsin-based division of Kroger.

Mariano’s executives departing in shake-up that consolidates leadership under Kroger

December 12, 2018 at 10:42 p.m.

In the most significant shake-up since being acquired by the Kroger Co., Mariano’s confirmed Thursday that its leadership team will be consolidated into a single Wisconsin-based division. Several executives who...

With oatmeal growing in popularity, Quaker pitches to health-conscious consumers

December 12, 2018 at 10:44 p.m.

Quaker Oats had an “aha moment” about a year ago, said Robbert Rietbroek, senior vice president and general manager for Quaker Foods North America. The brand, which traces its history...

Danny Wirtz, vice chairman of Breakthru Beverage Group, is seen at the company's Cicero warehouse in 2016. Breakthru plans to become the exclusive distributor of a Canadian marijuana producer.

Wirtz-linked Breakthru Beverage invests $9.2 million in Canadian marijuana producer

December 12, 2018 at 10:25 p.m.

Breakthru Beverage Group, the alcohol wholesale business co-led by Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz, announced plans Monday to invest $9.2 million in CannTrust, a Canadian marijuana producer. Breakthru has signed a...

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