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Whispers Cafe, a concession stand at Mariano Park in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, inspired local residents to band together in summer 2015 to keep the cafe in the park. But Bow Truss Coffee Roasters appears poised to take over as concessionaire.

Mariano Park concessions expected to go to Bow Truss Coffee Roasters

June 16, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

Bow Truss Coffee Roasters appears poised to replace the popular Whispers Cafe as the concession operator in the Gold Coast's Mariano Park. The Chicago Park District board of commissioners is...

What the AB InBev-SABMiller deal means for Chicago

June 16, 2018 at 11:59 a.m.

The outlook for MillerCoors' continued operation in Chicago remains murky after Anheuser-Busch's $107 billion proposed takeover of SABMiller, a deal that would create a global beer behemoth of unprecedented scale...

Starbucks red cup controversy: The view from Chicago

August 21, 2019 at 5:59 p.m.

Chicagoans will not be denied their chance to weigh in on the Great Starbucks Red Cup Controversy of 2015, or whatever Twitter is calling it at the moment. In an...

US Foods reports sales dip, growing momentum

June 16, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

US Foods, the privately held Rosemont-based food service distributor, reported a decline in its third-quarter sales, but company executives said it was regaining its footing after a failed merger with...

Costa Vida, fast casual Mexican, now in Chicago

June 16, 2018 at 11:55 a.m.

Amish Patel, a Dunkin Donuts franchisee, was wooed by a fast casual Mexican chain called Costa Vida in 2013. As Patel tells it, Costa Vida wanted him to try its...

Kraft Heinz reports sales, profit decline in third quarter

June 16, 2018 at 12:04 p.m.

Kraft Heinz's third-quarter sales and profit, reported Thursday, failed to meet analyst projections. Since the H.J. Heinz takeover of Kraft Foods Group was finalized in early July, the company has...

Kraft Heinz reports sales, profit decline in third quarter

June 16, 2018 at 12:12 p.m.

Kraft Heinz's third-quarter sales and profit, reported Thursday, failed to meet analyst projections. Since the H.J. Heinz takeover of Kraft Foods Group was finalized in early July, the company has...

Miller Lite has shown momentum since returning to its original white packaging.

MillerCoors profit down, but light beers gain market share

June 16, 2018 at 12:10 p.m.

Molson Coors Brewing and SABMiller, the parent companies of Chicago-based MillerCoors, reported third-quarter declines in profit and sales for MillerCoors but pointed to market share growth from flagship light lagers...

Workers leave the Kraft Foods-Oscar Meyer headquarters and plant in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.

Kraft Heinz to move Oscar Mayer HQ to Chicago

June 16, 2018 at 12:10 p.m.

Kraft Heinz announced Wednesday that it will move Oscar Mayer and the company's U.S. meats business from Madison, Wis., to Chicago — a move that will add 250 jobs to...

ConAgra has reached a tentative deal to sell its private label brands to TreeHouse.

ConAgra selling private-label unit to TreeHouse Foods

June 16, 2018 at 12:50 p.m.

TreeHouse Foods, the Oak Brook-based private-label food manufacturer, has agreed to purchase ConAgra Foods' floundering off-brand business for about $2.7 billion, the companies announced Monday. The deal would make TreeHouse...

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