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General Mills has announced that Trix cereal will no longer be made with artificial colors, left, and instead will use natural ingredients, right.

‘Clean’ label efforts by restaurants, grocery stores show progress, group says

June 6, 2018 at 8:46 a.m.

A consumer push for "clean" labeling has spurred progress at restaurants and grocery stores, but there's still more to do to remove dangerous additives and develop a clear definition for...

Holiday Twinkies, Palmer candy treats recalled on salmonella risk

June 6, 2018 at 9:26 a.m.

Some holiday Twinkies and Palmer Candy treats have been recalled because they may contain a milk powder contaminated with salmonella. Twinkies maker Hostess Brands said it is recalling Holiday White...

Chicago food trucks could get longer serving hours, rules compromise after court loss

June 6, 2018 at 10:34 a.m.

The new year could bring food trucks in Chicago a little breathing room. In early December, the future of the mobile food industry in Chicago appeared bleak. A food truck...

Yolk founder and CEO Taki Kastanis opened his first restaurant at age 21 and opened the first Yolk in downtown Chicago in 2006. The breakfast chain has grown to 10 locations in Chicago, Indianapolis and Dallas/Fort Worth.

Yolk’s owner considers smaller-scale, ‘express’ versions of breakfast chain

June 6, 2018 at 10:48 a.m.

Yolk founder Taki Kastanis tried to do something different with his life than the generations before him. But the family business — restaurants — kept luring him back. After a...

A diner checks the menu Dec. 21, 2016, at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Chicago's South Loop. The chain has said it plans "minimal" price increases in 2017 after raising prices about 3.4 percent at company-owned restaurants over 12 months.

Restaurant menu prices to stay high in 2017, but discounts will abound

June 6, 2018 at 11:48 a.m.

Sorry, diners: Although restaurants got pushback for raising menu prices in 2016, they aren't expected to cave in and lower them this year. But there's a silver lining. Promotions and...

Simple Mills’ not-so-simple success: 5 questions with founder Katlin Smith

June 6, 2018 at 11:31 a.m.

After suffering from joint pain, Katlin Smith, now 28, took a hard look at her eating habits and opted for more whole, natural foods. She soon discovered a lack of...

The McDOnald's #1 Store Museum is located in the 400 block of Lee Street in Des Plaines, Ill.

As McDonald’s looks forward, ‘Founder’ movie shows shadowy view of past

December 18, 2018 at 3:47 a.m.

Ray Kroc opened his first franchised McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines in 1955. More than six decades and 36,000 restaurants later, moviegoers will get a chance to see a dramatized...

A McDonald's franchisee engaged in deceptive business practices because "Extra Value Meals" cost more than the items ordered separately, according to a new lawsuit.

McDonald’s franchisee sued over value meal prices

June 8, 2018 at 3:13 p.m.

A Des Plaines man has filed a lawsuit against a local McDonald's franchisee, alleging the restaurant operator engaged in deceptive business practices because "Extra Value Meals" cost more than the...

Prison for wine shop owner who scammed customers — including hundreds in Illinois — out of $45M

June 8, 2018 at 3:45 p.m.

A California wine shop owner accused of running a Ponzi scheme in which he bilked $45 million from customers to buy luxury cars, golf club memberships and online dates has...

Jim Butler, left, an UberEats driver, delivers lunch to Orr Weinstein in Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015. After retiring from the health industry, Butler began driving for the car service Uber and then started driving for UberEats.

McDonald’s to test UberEats delivery in Florida

June 8, 2018 at 4:28 p.m.

McDonald's said Thursday it will test delivery through UberEats in three Florida markets next year, a nod to the burger chain's hyperfocus on technology and growing its base of younger...

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