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Activist investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management now owns about 6.4 percent of Mondelez's shares.

Activist investor Bill Ackman increases stake in Oreo-maker Mondelez

June 6, 2018 at 3:12 a.m.

Activist investor Bill Ackman has increased his stake in Oreo-maker Mondelez International, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings Monday. Ackman's firm, Pershing Square Capital Management, reported ownership of 99,312,825...

A 20 percent border tax on Mexican imports floated by White House officials would include avocados, one of the country's popular exports.

On Corona and avocados: Trump’s 20 percent border tax concerns Chicago businesses

June 6, 2018 at 3:57 a.m.

Let's get this out the way right now: Yes, your avocados would cost more if a proposed 20 percent border tax on Mexican imports were to become reality. That being...

Adventures in baby food making: Mead Johnson remains takeover target

June 6, 2018 at 4:46 a.m.

Though acquisition rumors continue to swaddle Mead Johnson, the Glenview-based maker of infant formula, some analysts say significant antitrust challenges remain for any would-be adoptive parents. Mead Johnson stock spiked...

Kraft Heinz workers will get extra day off after the Super Bowl

June 6, 2018 at 5:08 a.m.

After this year's Super Bowl, Kraft Heinz office workers will have an extra day to contemplate Tom Brady's fullyinflated majesty, perfect their own version of the Atlanta Falcons' "Dirty Bird"...

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue waits Nov. 30, 2016, for an elevator in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. On Jan. 19, 2017, Perdue was named President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of agriculture.

Illinois farmers hopeful about Sonny Perdue, Trump’s pick for ag secretary

June 6, 2018 at 6:55 a.m.

President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promise to make lives easier for farmers by easing environmental regulations resonated with Matthew Starr, a corn and soybean farmer in downstate Hancock County. Now Starr...

Customers walk out of the new Jewel-Osco on Midlothian Road in Mundelein. The storefront used to be a Dominick's until it closed in December 2013. It reopened Nov. 8, 2016, as a Jewel-Osco. Company officials said they invested over $4 million toward the conversion.

Jewel-Osco sued for alleged age discrimination

June 6, 2018 at 7:16 a.m.

Collectively, the four men had more than 140 years of experience working for the grocery chain known today as Jewel-Osco. But their age and longevity were used against them, according...

Koval Distillery purchases Ravenswood facility for expansion

June 6, 2018 at 7:41 a.m.

After searching for years for a larger facility in Chicago, Koval Distillery will be staying put in the southeast Ravenswood neighborhood for the foreseeable future, albeit with a larger footprint...

Jose Velazquez dumps apples in a pressing machine Jan. 13, 2017, at Here Holdings’ processing plant in Carol Stream. Its FarmedHere operation, one of the Chicago area's oldest and largest urban farms is ceasing growing operations to focus on making food products at the plant.

FarmedHere, indoor farm in Bedford Park, turning off the lights for good

June 6, 2018 at 8:28 a.m.

FarmedHere, a commercial-scale hydroponic farm in Bedford Park, had lofty goals of expanding to cities across the U.S. and beyond. The company was "on the precipice of international expansion," then-CEO...

Cubs strike long-term sponsorship deal with Beam Suntory

June 6, 2018 at 8:45 a.m.

Move over Jack, Jim Beam is taking your spot at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs and spirits giant Beam Suntory announced a long-term sponsorship deal Thursday, making Beam the official...

Kraft Heinz CEO shopping for a home in Chicago

June 6, 2018 at 9:12 a.m.

Kraft Heinz CEO Bernardo Hees is planning to leave his posh 8,000-square-foot, 7.5-acre estate in the hills of Pittsburgh in hopes of finding a new home in Chicago. But a...

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