Shake Shack coming to new Wrigleyville development in 2019
Shake Shack may be based in New York, but it clearly has a soft spot for the Chicago Cubs. The burger and custard chain will open another Chicago-area restaurant in...
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Shoppers keep registers ringing online, in stores on holiday, Black Friday
Black Friday, historically the starting line of the retail industry's crucial holiday buying season, has become a multiday quest, with shoppers desperate to get their hands on bargains and tough-to-find...
Fannie May flagship to reopen Wednesday with seats and more treats
Fannie May's Chicago flagship has gotten a makeover that the candy-maker hopes will encourage more customers to come in and linger. The Michigan Avenue store, at the intersection with Wacker...
Table service, touch-screen order kiosks coming to all U.S. McDonald’s
McDonald's on Thursday announced a bold plan to roll out its "experience of the future" concept, including kiosk ordering and table service, to restaurants in Chicago and other big U.S....
McDonald’s tests a Big Mac with a Sriracha kick
McDonald's is testing a Sriracha Big Mac in the Columbus, Ohio, area, the latest attempt to spice up sales of its most famous sandwich. The test is expected to run...
McDonald’s introduces iMessage app to find increasingly elusive McRib
The McRib sandwich, a limited time menu item that McDonald's has offered for a few weeks per year since the early 1980s, began rolling out again in participating restaurants this...
McDonald’s scraps ‘Create Your Taste’ in favor of simpler custom burger plan
McDonald's has scrapped its "Create Your Taste" customized burger program and will instead test a mix-and-match meat and toppings plan that's easier to manage. McDonald's calls the new program, which...
Food prices are falling. Why aren’t restaurant bills lower too?
Food prices are falling, so why isn't the price of your favorite restaurant meal? Restaurants are raising prices after years of stagnant growth, citing swelling labor costs that are offsetting...
Basketball game meeting sparked Doc B’s owner’s interest in restaurants
A chance meeting with a restaurant industry fixture when he was 10 years old has shaped Craig Bernstein's life. A kind gesture and a longtime mentorship by Morton's Steakhouse owner...
Chipotle gives up on 5-year-old Asian chain ShopHouse, will test dessert
Chipotle is saying goodbye to Asian-inspired restaurant chain ShopHouse after it failed to make the money executives were expecting. "ShopHouse simply has not demonstrated the ability to support an attractive...