Greg Trotter

A new program on the Chicago Riverwalk could bring up to a dozen new vendors to the bustling promenade next summer, many of them possibly women- and minority-owned businesses. The...

Chef Rick Bayless has found a partner in the Philippines to help grow his fast-casual chain Tortas Frontera in the United States. Jollibee Foods Corp., a fast-food company based in...

Farmer’s Fridge, the Chicago-based startup that sells salads and other meals from vending machines, plans to double its operation next year after recently closing a $30 million financing round led...

Chicago-based MillerCoors plans to cut 350 salaried jobs by the end of next month as part of a restructuring, the company announced Tuesday. The number of potential layoffs in Chicago...

LaForce Baker, founder and CEO of Moon Meals, used to be, in his own words, “a fat kid.” That’s part of the story behind Moon Meals, his Hyde Park-based startup...

The 33-year-old founder of The Eastman Egg Co. says he’s moving forward, though perhaps not in the food business, after closing the remaining three Eastman Egg locations earlier this month....

This is the work that Mike loved to do. Pouring the bags of malt in the steel tank. Stirring the grain with the long mash paddle so it doesn’t clump....

After fending off a possible takeover in the 1990s, the family that owns the Blommer Chocolate Co. may now be looking to sell the company. Chicago-based Blommer is working with...

McDonald’s plans to invest $2 million in job training programs for Chicago youths, the fast food chain announced Wednesday. More than half of that money will go to Skills for...