• Though it just landed the mightiest cupcake shop in the land, Block 37 in the Loop was sold for $100 million to Bank of America. [Chicago Breaking News]
• True story: “To make potato chips, it takes beet juice, purple cabbage and carrots.” With everyone into healthy eating, Frito-Lay is retooling some recipes to replace weird-sounding ingredients with natural ones. [WSJ]
• Grocers say high vegetable prices should come down soon, as spring veggies enter the market. Does that mean we’ll be able to have our eggplant sandwich again? [USAT]
• Never fear, Starbucks’ plan to take over the world is back full-bore, with an eye on grocery-store aisles and China. [USAT]
