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McDonald’s says growth sparked by all-day breakfast

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

McDonald's growth has seen "an inflection point," executives told investors on Tuesday, as all-day breakfast provided a much-needed spark for a business that has been struggling to find its way....

Oreo to let customers personalize packaging for holidays

June 16, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.

The maker of Oreos is hoping people won't mind shelling out $15 for a bag of cookies if they get to have a hand in designing the package. Oreo maker...

Sweet Pete’s opens first Chicago-area store in Lake Forest

June 16, 2018 at 11:49 a.m.

Sweet Pete's, the specialty candy store backed by entrepreneur and reality TV star Marcus Lemonis, has opened its first Chicago-area location in Lake Forest. The location at Market Square, formerly...

Some Red Robin customers eat in the family dining area, visible in the backround, while other diners eat in the lounge Nov. 5, 2015, at the chain's restaurant in Skokie.

Red Robin’s plan to woo customers: Put up walls

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

Red Robin is hoping to bring in more customers by putting up walls. The Greenwood Village, Colo.-based restaurant chain is spending millions of dollars to create three distinct sections, based...

Krista Johnson passes an order to a customer at a Panera Bread store in Brookline, Mass.

Panera pledges to use all cage-free eggs by 2020

June 16, 2018 at 12:20 p.m.

Panera pledged Thursday that it will use 100 percent cage-free eggs by 2020 and will mark other animal welfare goals for its pigs, poultry and beef cattle by the end...

TreeHouse Foods’ quarterly earnings helped by higher prices, cost cuts

June 16, 2018 at 12:20 p.m.

Private-label food maker TreeHouse Foods said Thursday that its third-quarter earnings rose as cost-cutting and higher prices offset the hit from lower sales. By the numbers: The Oak Brook-based company...

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...

Jimmy John Liautaud, founder and CEO of Jimmy John's sandwich shops, which are now in 46 states, in Chicago on Nov. 3, 2015.

Jimmy John’s founder opens up on expansion, big game hunting, possible IPO

June 16, 2018 at 12:29 p.m.

Jimmy John Liautaud, the founder of the sandwich chain bearing his name, is a passionate salesman of a simple philosophy: Work hard. Push forward. Learn from mistakes. It's a philosophy...

Potbelly quarterly earnings fall on higher costs

June 16, 2018 at 12:03 p.m.

Potbelly said its third-quarter earnings slipped despite higher sales, hurt by the cost of opening new stores. By the numbers: The Chicago-based sandwich chain earned $1.4 million, or 5 cents...

Pictured: Peet's at the Wrigley Building. Not pictured: The Peet's where a lawsuit seeking class action originated on the serving size of French press.

Peet’s sued over French press serving sizes

June 16, 2018 at 12:36 p.m.

A Cook County man filed a lawsuit Friday against Peet's Coffee & Tea, alleging the chain misrepresented the amount of coffee it serves in French press containers. Peet's offers two...

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