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Illinois food stamp recipients who are elderly, disabled or homeless could soon use their benefits to eat at restaurants or purchase prepared food from the hot bars at grocery stores.

Dining out on food stamps: Bill to let some recipients spend SNAP benefits at restaurants heads to Pritzker’s desk

May 17, 2019 at 2:18 p.m.

Illinois food stamp recipients who are elderly, disabled or homeless could soon use their benefits to eat at restaurants. The Restaurant Meals Program bill, which heads to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's...

Seven current and former Jewel-Osco employees who have sued the Itasca-based grocery chain for age discrimination will be able to pursue their claims as a group, a federal judge has ruled.

Jewel-Osco employees alleging age discrimination can pursue lawsuit as a group, judge rules

May 13, 2019 at 3:54 p.m.

Seven current and former Jewel-Osco employees who have sued the Itasca-based grocery chain for age discrimination will be able to pursue their claims as a group, a federal judge has...

Maya-Camille Broussard works at her Justice of the Pies stand July 5, 2018, in Daley Plaza. Her business has a six-month contract for a new Chicago Riverwalk marketplace being built between Wabash and Michigan avenues.

Chicago Riverwalk adding Michigan Avenue marketplace, 9 new vendors serving pie, chai, soul food and more

May 13, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

Visitors to the Chicago Riverwalk this summer will find nine new concessionaires hawking pies, chais and more in a previously unused area of the promenade. The city, which marks the...

The deli counter at Pete's Fresh Market in Willowbrook on April 29, 2019.

‘Who has this much kombucha?’ Pete’s Fresh Market charts ambitious suburban expansion.

February 4, 2021 at 2:14 p.m.

Stephanie Dremonas was about a year out of college when her dad, Pete's Fresh Market founder James "Jimmy" Dremonas, called with a proposition. "He said, 'Are you done pushing paper?'"...

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.

Stroopwafel McFlurry, anyone? McDonald’s will sell some global menu items in the U.S. this summer.

May 9, 2019 at 9:03 a.m.

McFlurry, make room for Stroopwafel. McDonald's confirmed Wednesday that, for the first time, it is bringing items from its international menus to U.S. restaurants nationwide. Starting June 5, customers won't...

Y'Tesia Taylor holds her youngest child, Amaya Smith, 1, at their home in Greenville, Texas on May 4, 2019. Taylor is one of the plaintiffs suing Conagra Brands, alleging the can of Pam cooking spray she used caused a fire and serious burns.

‘I thought that the stove had exploded’: Lawsuits allege some Pam cooking spray cans caused fires, severe burns

May 8, 2019 at 8:01 a.m.

Six lawsuits filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court allege some of Conagra Brands' cooking sprays, including leading brand Pam, have severely burned people due to a faulty can design....

Kraft Heinz Co. said in a regulatory filing Monday that several employees within its procurement operations engaged in misconduct. Kraft Heinz says the company has made adjustments to correct prior misstatements, essentially increasing the total cost of products sold.

Kraft Heinz is correcting $181 million in financial misstatements. Here’s what that means.

May 6, 2019 at 3:37 p.m.

Kraft Heinz plans to restate its financial statements for 2016, 2017 and the first nine months of 2018 after discovering employee misconduct in its procurement practices, the food giant said...

En la imagen, parte de los productos incluidos en el Dollar Menu de McDonald's.

¿Hamburguesa McVeggie?

May 15, 2019 at 11:46 a.m.

McDonald's está considerando subirse al vagón de la comida vegana, en respuesta a que Burger King se prepara para lanzar Whoppers sin carne en todo el país. "Nuestros equipos de...

Kelly Shine buys lunch at a Farmers Fridge vending machine kiosk, April 30, 2019, in Merchandise Mart.

Farmer’s Fridge expands into new South Side factory with room to make ‘tens of millions’ of salads

May 3, 2019 at 8:48 a.m.

Fast-growing Farmer's Fridge has outgrown its startup digs and moved into a 50,000-square-foot production facility on Chicago's South Side. The company, which sells salads and other fresh foods through refrigerated...

This is a McDonald's restaurant on the Northside of Pittsburgh Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

McVeggie burger? McDonald’s weighs whether to jump on the plant-based burger bandwagon

May 1, 2019 at 3:23 p.m.

McDonald's is weighing whether to jump on the plant-based bandwagon, as Burger King prepares to roll out meatless Whoppers nationwide. "Our menu teams are clearly paying close attention to it,"...

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