Matt’s Cookies plays up simple ingredients in a bid to grow again
It's hard to miss the ingredients listed on the new packaging for Matt's Cookies. Relatively few and easily pronounced, they are emblazoned in large letters on the back of the...
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Illinois residents on food stamps not part of online shopping test
For Illinois residents receiving federal food stamp benefits, the wait will continue for online grocery shopping. Illinois is not participating in the two-year federal pilot program, which is considered a...
Food stamp program faces uncertain future as power shifts in Washington
After the storms of April 2013 flooded Illinois rivers, destroying homes and businesses throughout the Chicago area, more than $21 million in temporary food stamp benefits flowed into the state....
Mexican beer prices won’t go up with tax reform, Corona parent company says
American lovers of Mexican beers likely wouldn't have to pay more for their Corona or Modelo if Republican-led tax reform places additional taxes on imports, executives of parent company Constellation...
Another lawsuit says some McDonald’s value meals are no-value rip-offs
Another Chicago-area patron of the Golden Arches is suing a McDonald's franchisee for deceptive trade practices and claiming that some Extra Value Meals actually cost more than buying the items...
Five urban farming projects in Chicago to watch in 2017
Come spring, a new urban farm is expected to take root in Lawndale with a groundbreaking for a $3.5 million year-round facility. The Farm on Ogden, as it will be...
Cubs add Bucktown BBQ joint Pork & Mindy’s to Wrigley Field concessions roster
Frostbitten Cubs fans pining for warmth and ballpark food, here's something to dream on: Pork & Mindy's, a Bucktown neighborhood barbecue restaurant, will sell its slow-smoked pork shoulder sandwiches in...
Canned whipped cream in short supply as holiday baking season looms
Just in time for the holidays, an industrywide shortage of canned whipped topping, such as Reddi-wip, appears to be looming after a fatal explosion at a Florida nitrous oxide plant...
What Monsanto’s venture capital group has in common with the CIA
It wasn't the kind of statement likely to win the hearts and minds of those who consider Monsanto synonymous with Big Agriculture. "If you think about it, there are two...
From craft breweries to Hamm’s, MillerCoors CEO seeks to improve company’s fortunes
Talk about a party foul: Chicago-based MillerCoors was losing more than 1 million barrels of beer per year in sales, a slide that reflected the company's complacency in an increasingly...