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Starbucks debuts new lunch menu at 100 Chicago stores

June 5, 2018 at 6:26 a.m.

Starbucks debuted its new Mercato lunch menu in 100 Chicago stores Tuesday, a line aimed at customers who increasingly demand vegetarian-friendly and protein-filled options for a midday meal. If the...

Creative directors Vic Sanchez, left, and Jon Morgan work March 9, 2017, at an open table space at We Are Unlimited, the new stand-alone agency in Chicago's Loop that handles McDonald's advertising.

Large fries? Extra sauce? Why McDonald’s wants to track all your dining habits.

March 28, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

You know a lot about McDonald's, but McDonald's doesn't know much about you. At least not yet. By year's end, the world's largest burger chain will roll out nationwide a...

Part of the Ronald McDonald display is seen at the Museum of Broadcast Communications "Salute to Advertising's Greatest Icons" exhibit that ran May 9, 2015 to October 31, 2015.

Applying to work at McDonald’s is a ‘Snap,’ at least in Australia

April 7, 2019 at 1:14 a.m.

For McDonald's job seekers in Australia, the first round of interviews soon will include a bit of social media magic: a 10-second audition and a disappearing act. McDonald's Down Under...

Chef Dan Coudreaut, left, executive chef and vice president of culinary innovation, and Lance Richards, vice president of menu strategy, work on the breakfast menu at McDonald's chef test kitchen at their corporate headquarters in Oak Brook on Jan. 22, 2016.

3 key McDonald’s execs leave company in management shake-up

March 29, 2019 at 2:38 p.m.

Three executives who were key figures in McDonald's now 2-year-old effort to transform itself are being replaced, a sign that the world's largest burger chain is growing impatient with the...

Franks 'N' Dawgs (1863 N. Clybourn Ave.) sells bacon sausage topped with truffle macaroni and cheese, brioche bread crumbs and thyme.

America’s Dog, with new menu and name, sets sights on expansion

June 5, 2018 at 8:29 a.m.

Brothers George and Manolis Alpogianis opened their first America's Dog restaurant in 1996 on Navy Pier, with a menu based on a cross-country road trip they spent tasting hot dogs...

Customers wait for their drinks at the Bucktown cafe. 2035 N. Western Ave., 773-273-9142.

Big Shoulders Coffee looks to Loop, Midway for new locations

June 5, 2018 at 9:26 a.m.

Big Shoulders Coffee is ready to stretch its wings. The coffee shop has signed a lease to open in the Loop at 215 W. Lake St. as part of the...

Since the mid-1950s, McDonald's has been synonymous with burgers and fries in the U.S. Now it has more than 36,000 stores in 120 countries. Here's what you can find at Mickey D's around the world.

McDonald’s to roll out fresh beef Quarter Pounders nationwide next year

March 29, 2019 at 7:43 p.m.

McDonald's said Thursday it will offer fresh beef Quarter Pounders nationwide by the middle of next year, after switching from frozen patties in a number of test markets. The fresh...

A sign advertises the made-from-scratch frozen custard at Burrito Beach's new location in Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Feinberg Pavilion on Feb. 15, 2017, in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. The dessert option is new for the small Mexican chain.

Founder of Burrito Beach sees millennials’ food tourism as driving force

June 5, 2018 at 10:04 a.m.

More than 20 years after its founding, Burrito Beach is undergoing a rebirth. The Chicago-based Mexican chain, which hasn't expanded much beyond its original handful of restaurants, this year plans...

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza is coming to Orland Park and Lombard.

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza sets sights on Chicago, Midwest expansion

June 5, 2018 at 11:53 a.m.

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, a sit-down pizza restaurant based in South Florida, is preparing to break ground on new locations in the Chicago area. Anthony's, which has about 60 company-owned...

Pie Five Pizza Co. closes all but one Chicago-area location

June 5, 2018 at 12:15 p.m.

Pie Five Pizza Co. has closed all its company-owned locations across Chicago, just two years after the quick-service pie chain opened its first local restaurant. A spokesman for the company,...

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