How a French breakfast biscuit laid siege upon U.S. cereal
BelVita — a breakfast biscuit brand developed in France — has boarded the ship of Cap’n Crunch, rattled the cage of Tony the Tiger and proven in short order to...
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Lunchmeat company Buddig to open in former Butterball plant in Montgomery, bringing at least 250 jobs
Carl Buddig & Co., a Homewood-based manufacturer of lunchmeat, has acquired Butterball’s former Gusto meatpacking plant in Montgomery and will begin operations there this spring, the company announced Monday. It’s...
Union questions video surveillance at Hyatt Regency Chicago
The union representing some 800 employees at the Hyatt Regency Chicago wants to know more about how the hotel’s video cameras are tracking employees and guests. At issue is whether...
McDonald’s begins selling off Oak Brook property before headquarters move
As McDonald’s prepares to move to its new headquarters in Chicago’s Fulton Market district this spring, the fast-food chain is also cutting ties with its longtime home in Oak Brook....
McDonald’s to recycle packaging in all locations globally by 2025
McDonald’s will recycle packaging in all of its almost 37,000 restaurants globally by 2025, the company announced Tuesday. McDonald’s also announced that all of its packaging will come from renewable,...
6 Chicago-area Sam’s Club stores to close
Sam’s Club is closing a third of its Illinois stores — including six in the Chicago area — as part of a plan to shutter 63 stores nationwide. Warehouse clubs...
Largest food service company in U.S. suspends use of romaine lettuce amid E. coli scare
Compass Group, the nation’s largest food service company, has suspended the use of romaine lettuce in all operations amid the ongoing investigation into an outbreak of E. coli illnesses that’s...
McDonald’s begins tearing down museum that replicated chain founder’s first store
McDonald’s is in the process of tearing down its No. 1 Store Museum in Des Plaines, a once-popular tourist attraction that was a replica of chain founder Ray Kroc’s first...
Consumer Reports says avoid romaine lettuce after E. coli outbreak, though CDC says no clear link
Federal public health officials say there's not enough proof to pinpoint romaine lettuce as the source of a recent outbreak of E. coli-related illnesses that's infected 17 people in the...
McDonald’s launches new value menu, gears up for fast-food price war
McDonald’s officially launches its $1 $2 $3 Dollar Menu at locations nationwide Thursday, as fast-food chains gear up for a new price war this year. Oak Brook-based McDonald’s new value...