Food and Drink

STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS: Meet Melissa McEwen, Chicagoist's New Food And Drink Editor

11 Mar 2014

Meet the newest addition to the Chicagoist staff. [ more › ]        

FDA says Senomyx sweetener enhancer safe; shares jump

11 Mar 2014

(Reuters) - Senomyx Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had declared that its Sweetmyx food flavoring was safe, paving the way for customers such as PepsiCo Inc to add it to drinks to reduce the use of sugar and sugar substitutes. Senomyx shares jumped as much as 26 percent to their highest in nearly seven years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration determined Sweetmyx to be ...

Vancouver Canucks concession staff's contract terminated

11 Mar 2014

Nearly 1,000 people who serve food and beverages at Vancouver Canucks hockey games and during other events at Rogers Arena will be out of work in a few months.