Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Kelsey Bjelland
  • Pearls & Frosting Web site
  • Whole Foods Market doubles profits, recovers traffic from affluent customers
  • Business isn’t sweet for Chicago’s Berry Chill
  • Producer Price Index nearly flat for April
  • Morton’s sales jump 5 percent with the return of corporate credit cards
  • Office Depot stock tumbles despite first profit in two years
  • Cheesecake Factory nearly doubles earnings as traffic swells
  • McDonald’s posts earnings up 11 percent to $1.1 billion thanks to McCafe, global expansion
  • Sustainability, affordable luxury themes of Kitchen and Bath Industry Show
  • Consumers' quest for cupcake happiness stimulates bakery entrepreneurs
  • Outlook for Chicago’s Strategic Hotels not as rosy as stock jump indicates
  • Candy defies recession: new treats galore at sweets, snacks expo
KelseyBjelland2010@u.northwestern.edu
Bjelland

Kelsey graduated from Carroll College in Helena, Mont. with a degree in broadcast journalism and marketing in 2009.

Now a business reporter for the Medill News Service, Kelsey covers the restaurant and hotel industry.

She also covers all things related to Chicago weddings on her own Web site.