• Businessmen lament the number of high end breakfast spots in the Loop. [Crain’s]
• The CEO of Sara Lee Corp., which is based in Downer’s Grove, suffered a stroke and is taking time off to recover. [Crain’s]
• Parade will soon launch a food magazine called Dash. [NYT]
• Federal officials are considering banning peanuts on commercial flights in consideration of those with nut allergies. [NYDN]
• Pinkberry will add a watermelon flavor this summer. [NRN]
• As boxed wine rises in quality, manufacturers are giving the boxes themselves an upscale makeover. [Time]
• Sausage king Jimmy Dean is dead at 81. [NYDN]
• After getting into a car accident on Friday night, January Jones called Bobby Flay for help. [TMZ]
• A Bolivian company recently launched a soft drink called Coca Colla, but unlike Coca Cola, it contains plenty of coca leaves, the plant responsible for cocaine. [AdAge]
• Restaurants across the nation are hoping for a World Cup related boost in business. [NRN]
• As the word “organic” becomes increasingly vague, some food activists are calling for a new term, “authentic.” [Salon]
• Famed British food critic Egon Ronay is dead at 94. [Reuters]