With 3,500 employees and facilities in nine communities in the eastern part of the U.S., the Memphis-based company makes snacks for some of consumers’ favorite brands. 

Harbor Town mainstay Paulette’s Restaurant has a new executive chef at the helm, and he’s resurrected and revamped some of the restaurant’s signature dishes. 

Rollin Cafe is a family-run breakfast and lunch spot known for its cinnamon rolls, but that’s only part of the story. 

Flip Side Pinball Bar is closed temporarily for ownership restructuring and renovation. Belltower Coffee in Arlington has closed. 

Three decades after the ice storm of 1994, that moment in time has been bottled — well, casked — into a Christmas ale.

One of Memphis’ most enduring hip-hop voices is lending his name to a different kind of grind.

There hadn’t been any announcements until now because “all options are on the table,” according to Charlie’s owner Chuck Hogan. 

Plus, a new restaurant is bringing Korean food and culture to Germantown Parkway, and Juiced What You Needed has just what you want for dinner. 

The salad-focused restaurant is part of the Stomping Grounds redevelopment.

With a new roaster that will triple its capacity, the Cxffeeblack team is preparing for a wholesale expansion into Memphis grocery stores, new cafe partners across the city and a future described as “uncontained.”

The five-year-old development on the site of the city’s second shopping mall will likely be completed in 4-6 months. 

Baristas left it all in the cup, with one champion of the bracket-style latte art competition taking home coffee beans, an eight-cup siphon — and bragging rights. 

While three coffee shops are opening new locations, including the national chain Dutch Bros, one is taking a break.

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board approved facade designs and renovation plans for the restaurant and the brewery.

Chef Jimmy Gentry’s vegetable-forward menu is full of creativity, but it’s the yams, topped with a pastry made of shredded filo dough, that’s the standout dish. 

Hattie B’s is looking to open its second Memphis-area location in Germantown near two of Shelby County’s busiest thoroughfares.

Jerusalem Kabob and Cafe will open in the former Cache 42 in the Hacks Cross Plaza. The second Memphis-area Raising Cane’s is to open soon. Latting Speed Shop and Team Car Cafe will close on Christmas Eve. 

A Belly Acres restaurant planned for Union Depot in Bartlett is off the table as the business endures financial headaches and is closing locations.

The results are a secret, but we know Chloe Sexton, the baker behind internet phenom Chloe’s Giant Cookies, is a cast member on “Next Level Baker,” premiering in December. 

The Memphis-born bourbon brand blends duck-hunting heritage with sustainability.

Barefruit Cafe, Cook Out, Insomnia Cookies and Dave’s Hot Chicken are all making news.

The company that operates stores like Cash Saver and High Point Grocery will open South Point Grocery in DeSoto County.

At least three documents have been filed with local government entities to allow Chick-fil-A to replace a seafood restaurant on Winchester Road. 

The developer of Ashmont in Lakeland has indicated a grocery store might be interested in the mixed-use plan, but the identity of the business remains a mystery.

After almost a decade, Catherine & Mary’s needed a little love, one of the restaurant’s chefs said. Also, a 7 Brew is going in a former animal hospital on Summer Avenue.