Jewel-Osco names new president after Doug Cygan’s death
Jewel-Osco has tapped another executive from within parent company Albertsons Cos. to succeed Doug Cygan as president. Cygan died at age 55 on July 5 after a brief illness. Paul...
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In exodus from Fulton Market, surviving meatpackers scatter and adapt
Blood-soaked smocks have moved on from Chicago's Fulton Market district, replaced by the white tablecloths of hip restaurants and the white collars of office workers. Soaring property values have been...
Foodborne parasite sickens 100 in Illinois; some cases linked to McDonald’s salads
An outbreak of an intestinal illness that in some cases has been linked to McDonald’s salads has sickened 100 people in Illinois, officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health...
Coming to Englewood: Kimbal Musk’s Square Roots urban farm in shipping containers
There’s another Musk brother with big plans for Chicago. Kimbal Musk, younger brother of Tesla founder Elon Musk, is planning on bringing his Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Square Roots urban farm to...
Fresh Market closes stores, including 2 in Chicago area, as it tries to survive as ‘specialty’ store
The Fresh Market, an upscale grocery chain headquartered in North Carolina, announced this week it will close 15 stores nationally, including four in Illinois. Fresh Market will close stores in...
Private equity firm to buy Pillsbury and other brands for $375M, open Chicago HQ
A private equity firm plans to buy a smattering of brands, including the U.S. rights to Pillsbury baking products and the Funfetti brand, from the The J.M. Smucker Co. for...
Poppilu founder offers a healthier lemonade, with a boost from Kraft Heinz
Melanie Kahn says she founded Poppilu, a new lemonade brand, after experiencing a powerful craving for citrus while pregnant with her daughter, Poppy. Poppilu is one of five brands in...
Jewel-Osco President Doug Cygan dead at 55
Jewel-Osco President Doug Cygan, a well-liked and respected figure in Chicago’s intensely competitive grocery industry, died Thursday morning after a brief illness. He was 55. Cygan’s move up through the...
Conagra’s $10.9 billion acquisition of Pinnacle to create frozen food juggernaut
Hungry Man, meet Marie Callender. In a highly anticipated union in the frozen food aisle, Conagra Brands announced Wednesday that it will buy Pinnacle Foods for $10.9 billion in cash...
In Chicago, Trump’s ag secretary says pain from China trade fight ‘a temporary situation’
There’s no end in sight for President Donald Trump’s trade dispute with China — a reality that worries many Illinois farmers who are already feeling the impact as soybean and...