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Staying true to your roots is essential for any business. It offers a unique experience to your clients and differentiates you from your competition.

However, even the most successful brands can become dull after doing the same thing year after year. Refreshing your offerings or branding may be the solution to keep your customers coming back through the the door.

As an owner of an Irish pub, my team and I strive to offer our patrons an authentic experience where they feel they’ve been transported…

McDonald’s, the Chicago-based burger behemoth in turnaround mode, is hauling out grandma again. This time her libido is in really high gear in new work from McDonald’s ad agency We are Unlimited Chicago.

This particular grandma, who’s called “Marianne” for advertising purposes, is blessed not only with a raging sex drive but a wry sense of humor.

She first began popping up in McDonald’s advertising for chicken tenders about a year ago. Her humor obviously resonated sufficiently to…

The owners of Kelly's Tap House Bar and Grill in Red Wing have been accused of multiple tax-related violations by the Goodhue County Attorney.

The complaint alleges that owner Kelly Jean Anderson owes more than $187,900 in individual income tax, penalties, and interest, and her restaurant owes more than $183,842 in sales tax, penalties and interest.

Anderson is charged with 10 tax-related felonies. Her husband and co-owner of Kelly's, Ricky Duane Anderson, is charged with eight tax-related felonies.

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A big name in Denver development is tapped to transform a swath of the city home to the 112-year-old stock show. Here's why he wants the job.

Eight years after launching its brand, Tu Candela is set to open a third location.

The new nightclub, at The Palms at Town and Country in Miami's Kendall area, will open Aug. 31. It will feature live entertainment including fire shows and Latin music.

In addition to cocktails, it will serve bar bites like Colombian empanadas, picada mixta and ceviche. On Sundays, the venue will open at 11 a.m. and offer an all-you-can-eat Sunday Brunch with bottomless mimosas at $50 a person.

“We've done really…

A Wisconsin-based company plans to expand its food delivery service to 25 restaurants in West Allis and Wauwatosa next week.

EatStreet, a Madison-based platform that was founded in 2010, is adding the new markets Sept. 4. Diners in the two west suburbs of Milwaukee will have access to online ordering and delivery for restaurants such as IHOP, Applebee’s, The Farmer’s Wife, Peanut Butter & Jelly Deli, ABV Social and Greenfish Poke Roll, according to a Thursday news release.

Much of Milwaukee…

Frito-Lay is giving parents an easy way to pack a little bit of love next to the cheese sticks in their child’s school lunch.

For a limited time, specially-marked Frito-Lay variety packs will include chip bags that have a talk bubble where parents can write a note of “love and encouragement” directly on the package, the company said.

And recognizing that sometimes inspiration is hard to come by on those frantic, let’s-get-out-the-door mornings, Frito-Lay will team with Amazon later this…

The new space will include a conference room available for renting, a walk-up kitchen counter and private event space.