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Oreo-maker Mondelez cut more than 9,000 workers globally last year, according to the company's annual report feleased on Feb. 24, 2017.

Oreo-maker Mondelez cut 9K workers globally last year

June 5, 2018 at 8:05 p.m.

Oreo-maker Mondelez International reduced its global workforce by about 9,000 employees last year, according to the company's annual report filed Friday. Globally, Deerfield-based Mondelez employed about 90,000 people as of...

Customers shop Feb. 24, 2017, at the new Cermak Fresh Market store in Chicago's Belmont Gardens neighborhood. The independent Cermak Fresh Market chain is composed of 15 stores.

Dominick’s demise led to boom, but now grocers face reality: New rivals, online shift

June 5, 2018 at 7:58 p.m.

The mad dash for your grocery dollars, triggered by the 2014 Dominick's closing that left 72 stores up for grabs, is just now slowing to a crawl. Jewel-Osco and Mariano's,...

Amid merger speculation, Oreo-maker Mondelez launches new health-focused brand

June 5, 2018 at 9:02 p.m.

Amid merger speculation that boosted the company's stock, Oreo-maker Mondelez International announced the launch of a savory snack brand Tuesday targeted at today's health-conscious consumers. Shares of Mondelez closed at...

Kraft Heinz goes big with $143 billion Unilever bid

August 21, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Many expected Kraft Heinz to make a move, perhaps to acquire General Mills, Kellogg or even Deerfield-based Mondelez International. But Kraft Heinz had bigger plans, as revealed early Friday morning...

Former Mondelez employee Anthony Jackson helps his daughter Treasure Jackson, 9, with her hair on Feb. 12, 2017, at the Oak Forest home of his mother, Sylvia Wise, who is in the foreground. Anthony Jackson, who was laid off in March from the Southwest Side plant, has become a paid advocate for the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union.

Nearly a year after layoffs, former Oreo plant workers struggle to find their way

June 5, 2018 at 10:26 p.m.

Susana Palomo couldn't sleep for a week, torn between a dream and reality. One of the hundreds of workers laid off last year from the Nabisco plant on Chicago's Southwest...

Glenview-based Mead Johnson, maker of baby formula, sold to British firm for $16.6 billion

August 21, 2019 at 10:07 p.m.

The British parent company of the top-selling condom globally is poised to acquire the company known for the world's leading infant formula brand. In the wee hours of Friday morning,...

When it comes to booze, Americans are opting for the hard stuff, data show

August 18, 2019 at 2:25 p.m.

In a time of deep political divisions, this much appears unassailable: Americans are hitting the hard stuff with gusto these days, increasingly American whiskey but also — in the spirit...

Rick Bayless, FamilyFarmed cook up plan to grow local food

June 6, 2018 at 2:06 a.m.

When Rick Bayless' Frontera Grill opened almost 30 years ago, according to the celebrity chef, Chicago was a "wasteland for local agriculture." Before the proliferation of farmer's markets and surge...

Glenview-based maker of Enfamil infant formula in talks to be sold for $16.7B

June 6, 2018 at 2:20 a.m.

Mead Johnson Nutrition, the Glenview-based maker of Enfamil infant formula, might be acquired by the British firm Reckitt Benckiser for about $16.7 billion. Reckitt Benckiser issued a statement overnight saying...

Men walk on Adams Street in downtown Peoria, a block from the Caterpillar Visitors Center, on Jan. 31, 2017. The company announced it will move its headquarters to the Chicago area; it has not decided on whether to locate in the city or suburbs.

In Peoria, Caterpillar’s move feels like ‘kick in the gut’

June 6, 2018 at 2:39 a.m.

For almost 60 years, Caterpillar executives have dined regularly at Jim's Steakhouse, an elegant, dimly lit restaurant in downtown Peoria. A small toy bulldozer signed by a former executive hangs...

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