Ally Marotti

At Butterfinger's Franklin Park factory, freshly made fun-sized bars of the chocolate-coated candy whip around a conveyer belt at a rate of 922,000 bars per shift.

Oreo-maker Mondelez International has been trying to break into the U.S. chocolate market for years. The main owner of Hershey, the king of American chocolate, has once again dashed its dreams.

The proposed $24.6 billion merger of Albertsons and Kroger is dead. Now, the respective parent companies of Jewel-Osco and Mariano's Fresh Market must devise new strategies to stay relevant in the competitive grocery world.

Ballyhoo Hospitality plans to open a third Sophia Steak location next spring in River North, marking the steakhouse's first Chicago location.

Packaged food giants are facing a lawsuit alleging that they knowingly make addictive products that cause illnesses such as type 2 diabetes and target children with those products.

The makers of Oreo, Pop-Tarts, Slim Jim and other products face a lawsuit over childhood disease

Running a restaurant is a risky proposition, and the threat of closure is never far. To continue reading...

Old Town Pour House is permanently closing; its last day of business is set for Jan. 5. To continue reading...

Virtue Cider's founder has bought back his cider-making company from beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, and he is planning some changes at the Southwest Michigan farm.

In Chicago, 1,081 restaurants opened between January and September last year. To continue reading... Subscribe and get access to Crain's Chicago Business.