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Albert Delarosa stocks shelves with Coca-Cola products March 16, 2017, at the IGA supermarket in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. After the city's soda tax took effect, PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Co. reported layoffs of collectively more than 120 people in Philadelphia and attributed the job losses to lost business.

Philadelphia’s soda tax offers lessons for Cook County

June 3, 2018 at 12:06 a.m.

Klein's Supermarket, a family-owned grocery store near the iconic Rocky steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, doesn't sell as many sweet fizzy drinks as it once did. Since the...

Oreo-maker Mondelez’s new CEO could make more than $55M in his first year

June 3, 2018 at 2:18 a.m.

Dirk Van de Put, the new CEO of Oreo parent Mondelez International, could make more than $55 million total in his first year on the new job, according to the...

Soda tax rollout leaves Chicago-area shoppers grumbling, confused

June 3, 2018 at 2:38 a.m.

Cook County's long-delayed tax on sweetened beverages took effect Wednesday amid confusion, leaving retailers grumbling and shoppers plotting soda runs to neighboring counties. The penny-per-ounce tax applies to both sugar-...

Cook County soda tax quiz: Is my drink taxed?

June 3, 2018 at 2:23 a.m.

breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker Cook County's so-called soda tax applies to much more than just pop: juices, coffees, teas, and sports and energy...

Mondelez International CEO Irene Rosenfeld will retire in November, the company announced Aug. 2, 2017.

Mondelez CEO Irene Rosenfeld to retire in November

June 3, 2018 at 2:31 a.m.

Mondelez International CEO Irene Rosenfeld will retire in November, bringing an end to her time at the helm of the $26 billion global snack and candy company known for brands...

Ponte a prueba: ¿cuáles de mis bebidas favoritas aumentarán de precio?

June 3, 2018 at 2:23 a.m.

breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker breaker El impuesto del Condado de Cook a las bebidas azucaradas —'soda tax'— no sólo se cobrará a los refrescos,...

An array of beverages is displayed June 22, 2017 at a Pete's Fresh Market store in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood. While 100 percent juice is exempt from the new Cook County sweetened beverage tax, drinks with sugar or other sweeteners added will incur the penny-per-ounce tax as of Aug. 2, 2017.

Confused about what Cook County’s soda tax covers? Here’s what you need to know

June 3, 2018 at 3:17 a.m.

Let's get this one out of the way: Your LaCroix sparkling water will not incur Cook County's penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax, set to go into effect Wednesday. But the so-called...

Cook County soda tax to start Wednesday after judge dismissed challenge

June 3, 2018 at 3:41 a.m.

Cook County shoppers who buy sweetened beverages will be charged a penny-per-ounce tax beginning Wednesday, after a judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the county tax as unconstitutional. In the...

As we all know, the best thing about summer is flip-flops. Second best? Iced coffee. My newfound third-favorite thing about summer is beer that tastes like iced coffee. There's no two ways about it — Hopewell's Cold Brew explodes with coffee: deep, dark, rich, roasty black coffee. Cold Brew is not a terribly complex beer. It's a brown ale with minor toffee and chocolate notes at the edges, and even a little of the fruity acidity you get from some coffee, which especially comes out as the beer warms. Coffee does the heavy lifting, and that's due to an infusion of both cold brew right into the beer and being steeped on coarsely-ground beans. What makes ties it together so well is that Cold Brew is just 4.8 percent alcohol and eminently refreshing and drinkable — just like iced coffee. Cold Brew, a summer seasonal, should be on tap through Labor Day and will then return next May. It's almost August already. Savor summer while you can. Hold the milk. $7; 2760 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-698-6178, <a href="http://www.hopewellbrewing.com">www.hopewellbrewing.com</a> — Josh Noel

Ballast Point plans to open Fulton Market brewpub next year

June 3, 2018 at 4:04 a.m.

Ballast Point, the San Diego-based brewery known for Sculpin IPA and Grapefruit Sculpin, plans to open a brewpub in Chicago's booming Fulton Market district early next year. Ballast Point intends...

Minnesota grocer Supervalu is making a move in the Chicago area, buying Central Grocers' Joliet distribution center for $61 million.

Supervalu buys Central Grocers warehouse; deal may put more store brands in supermarkets

June 3, 2018 at 4:21 a.m.

A Minnesota-based grocery company is making a power play in the Chicago area, stepping into the void being left by the bankrupt Central Grocers, a nearly century-old grocery cooperative that's...

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