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Shopper Charles Joaquin selects some drinks Oct. 11, 2017, at Fairplay Foods in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, moments after the Cook County sweetened beverage tax was repealed.

Cook County retailers cheer soda tax repeal: ‘This was a nightmare’

June 2, 2018 at 12:10 a.m.

Daniel Stein estimates Cook County's sweetened beverage tax has cost his vending machine company about $75,000 so far, a figure that doesn't even include lost sales. The Dec. 1 repeal...

Hundreds of burned wine bottles at the destroyed Helena View Johnston Vineyards near Calistoga.

Terlato’s Chimney Rock winery believed to be spared by Napa Valley fire

August 22, 2019 at 1:13 a.m.

As the devastation of Northern California's wildfires is assessed, a Chicago-area wine company is holding out hope that its prized vineyards and wineries are unscathed. As of Tuesday afternoon, Chimney...

RXBAR co-founders, Peter Rahal, CEO, left, and Jared Smith, chief risk officer are photographerd after it was announced the company, which makes protein bars, was purchased by Kellogg for $600 million.

Why Big Food is paying fat cash for small brands like RXBar and Boomchickapop

June 2, 2018 at 12:40 a.m.

Some of the deals are staggering to contemplate — $600 million for a protein bar company started four years ago in a west suburban basement, $250 million for a popcorn...

Mars Food starts fresh, plans growth from new Goose Island HQ

June 2, 2018 at 2:14 a.m.

Mars Food hopes its new home on Goose Island will prove fertile ground for growing a relatively small sliver of the global Mars business, known more for chocolate and pet...

Treasure Island plans new Uptown store with ‘produce butcher,’ cocktails and more

June 2, 2018 at 4:02 a.m.

Treasure Island Foods plans to open its first new location since 2009 in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood next summer, part of the company's efforts to evolve and grow in a fiercely...

Whole Foods Market still plans to open one of its cheaper, smaller-format 365 stores in suburban Evergreen Park next year.

After delay, Whole Foods to open Evergreen Park 365 store next year

June 2, 2018 at 5:07 a.m.

Whole Foods Market will indeed open one of its cheaper, smaller-format 365 stores in suburban Evergreen Park next year and is not abandoning the concept under its new Amazon ownership,...

Conagra to pay $250M for Boomchickapop, sees gains from Frontera brand

June 2, 2018 at 5:37 a.m.

Conagra Brands will pay $250 million to acquire the maker of Angie's Boomchickapop, the company said Thursday, part of the packaged food company's quest to modernize its brand portfolio. The...

A new University of Illinois at Chicago study aims to examine the public health and economic impact of the penny-per-ounce tax on sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages over a period of three years.

$2.5 million Bloomberg grant funds UIC study on Cook County soda tax

June 2, 2018 at 7:07 a.m.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent millions on advertisements touting the public health potential of Cook County's controversial sweetened beverage tax. Now, thanks to about $2.5 million in...

Addison Shields, 68, shops for groceries at the Englewood Whole Foods on Sept. 20, 2017, in Chicago. Earlier this year, Shields took healthy cooking and eating classes at the store, which he says helped him lose weight and reduce his blood sugar level.

A year in, Whole Foods’ Englewood project still a work in progress

June 2, 2018 at 8:20 a.m.

Almost one year ago, the doors of Englewood's Whole Foods Market swung open, the culmination of a bold plan to open an upscale grocery store in one of Chicago's poorest...

Mars Food moves North American HQ to Goose Island

June 2, 2018 at 8:41 a.m.

Mars Food is opening a new North American headquarters in Chicago's Goose Island neighborhood, according to the company. Mars Food, a business unit of Mars Inc., previously based its North...

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