http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:13:29 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/29/from-motorcycles-to-booze-us-ban-on-1-billion-worth-of-canadian-imports-goes-into-effect/stories/20260929086 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/29/from-motorcycles-to-booze-us-ban-on-1-billion-worth-of-canadian-imports-goes-into-effect/stories/20260929086#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:34:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/29/from-motorcycles-to-booze-us-ban-on-1-billion-worth-of-canadian-imports-goes-into-effect/stories/20260929086 WASHINGTON — U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The flags of Canada and the United States fly over a stadium in Ottawa, Sept. 12. Canadian whisky is pictured at a British Columbia Liquor store in Vancouver on Aug. 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/27/it-s-devastating-the-us-canada-trade-war-is-putting-protein-on-the-menu/stories/20260927137 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/27/it-s-devastating-the-us-canada-trade-war-is-putting-protein-on-the-menu/stories/20260927137#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:55:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/27/it-s-devastating-the-us-canada-trade-war-is-putting-protein-on-the-menu/stories/20260927137 Attention, protein maxers: One of your highly coveted ingredients is taking center stage in the escalating trade war between the United States and Canada. Whey protein sits for sale at a grocery store on June 10 in Dallas. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/26/kfc-texas-restaurant-test-ideas-fried-chicken-crown/stories/20260926014 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/26/kfc-texas-restaurant-test-ideas-fried-chicken-crown/stories/20260926014#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/26/kfc-texas-restaurant-test-ideas-fried-chicken-crown/stories/20260926014 KFC has been taking a licking from fried chicken rivals like Raising Cane’s, but the global fast-food chain has a plan to return to the top of the U.S. pecking order. Food is presented at a new KFC restaurant Sept. 22 before officially opening in McKinney, Texas. Fried chicken is placed into a bucket at a new KFC restaurant Sept. 22 in McKinney, Texas. A new KFC restaurant presents food and drinks Sept. 22 before officially opening in McKinney, Texas. The sun come through the sign for a new KFC restaurant in McKinney, Texas. Ana Maria Basurto, left, smiles before talking about a new KFC restaurant Sept. 22 in McKinney, Texas. Jacob Mitchell carries a tray of food at new KFC restaurant pre-opening presentation Sept. 22 in McKinney, Texas. Chicken sandwiches are prepared in the kitchen of a new KFC restaurant in McKinney, Texas. Updated offering are display on the drive-thru menu at a new KFC restaurant in McKinney, Texas. A new drink is displayed at a KFC restaurant presentation Sept. 22 before officially opening in McKinney, Texas. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/25/lunara-bakery-brings-european-style-baked-goods-to-sylvania/stories/20260924091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/25/lunara-bakery-brings-european-style-baked-goods-to-sylvania/stories/20260924091#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:46:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/25/lunara-bakery-brings-european-style-baked-goods-to-sylvania/stories/20260924091 Judy Kehrle and her husband, Daniel Kuna, do not wait around when their favorite microbakery opens an online ordering window. Owner Lucy Essi poses for a photo outside of Lunara Bakery in Sylvania on Sept. 24. Orders to be picked up cover the tables as Lucy Essi packs a box of European pastries at Lunara Bakery in Sylvania on Sept. 24. A box of European pastries at Lunara Bakery in Sylvania on Sept. 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/23/new-mexican-restaurant-set-to-open-at-franklin-park-mall/stories/20260923086 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/23/new-mexican-restaurant-set-to-open-at-franklin-park-mall/stories/20260923086#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:02:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/23/new-mexican-restaurant-set-to-open-at-franklin-park-mall/stories/20260923086 Regional restaurant Mi Cozumel, a family-owned and operated Mexican restaurant, is expected to open its first location in Toledo at Franklin Park Mall in November, the mall said. Franklin Park Mall. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/21/humans-rejecting-machines-help/stories/20260921007 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/21/humans-rejecting-machines-help/stories/20260921007#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/21/humans-rejecting-machines-help/stories/20260921007 NEW YORK — Touchscreen kiosks, self-checkout machines, and QR-code menus were only here to help. A customer visits a Burger King restaurant on Aug. 17 in Miami. The chain is one of many investing in in-person service and hospitality. An employee assists a customer with a self-checkout kiosk in Los Angeles, on April 29. People visit the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on March 31 in New York City. The company is hiring extra staff in an effort to make locations feel more welcoming to customers. A turnstile entrance at an Amazon Go store in New York, on Jan. 27. Amazon shuttered its automated grab-and-go markets earlier this year. A self checkout of a Target in New York City on May 16, 2023. Many chains are scaling back automation to humanize their stores. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/21/flat-is-back-campaign-hopes-to-put-flounder-back-on-people-s-plates/stories/20260921004 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/21/flat-is-back-campaign-hopes-to-put-flounder-back-on-people-s-plates/stories/20260921004#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:17:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/21/flat-is-back-campaign-hopes-to-put-flounder-back-on-people-s-plates/stories/20260921004 Aperol spritzes. Dubai chocolate. Dill pickle, well, everything. Thanks to Instagram and TikTok, food trends have never been more of-the-moment, with even seemingly mundane ingredients like cottage cheese enjoying a sudden resurgence. Fish buyer John Twiss examines a crate full of dab, a type of flounder, prior to the an auction Nov. 11, 2014 at the Portland Fish Exchange in Portland, Maine. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/20/u-s-canada-trade-war-further-taxes-small-businesses-iran-war/stories/20260920029 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/20/u-s-canada-trade-war-further-taxes-small-businesses-iran-war/stories/20260920029#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:24:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/20/u-s-canada-trade-war-further-taxes-small-businesses-iran-war/stories/20260920029 NEW YORK — A trade war between the United States and Canada is making it more difficult and expensive for small businesses in the economically entwined countries to operate, according to business owners caught in the crossfire. Cassandra Sotos, co-owner and CEO of AmpRx, poses for a portrait at the company's warehouse in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Cassandra Sotos, co-owner and CEO of AmpRx, poses for a portrait at the company's warehouse in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Cassandra Sotos, co-owner and CEO of AmpRx, poses for a portrait at the company's warehouse in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/20/mouthfeel-flavor-food-industry-consumers-extra-texture/stories/20260919004 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/20/mouthfeel-flavor-food-industry-consumers-extra-texture/stories/20260919004#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:24:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/20/mouthfeel-flavor-food-industry-consumers-extra-texture/stories/20260919004 Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the food and beverage industry. Packages of Nerds Gummy Clusters are on display at a store in La Habra, Calif. A Dutch Bros drink with Poppin' Boba. Nerds Gummy Clusters candies Dutch Bros drinks with Soft Top are displayed at a Dutch Bros Coffee shop. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/19/costco-raises-price-for-kirkland-motor-oil-sets-purchase-limit/stories/20260919006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/19/costco-raises-price-for-kirkland-motor-oil-sets-purchase-limit/stories/20260919006#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/19/costco-raises-price-for-kirkland-motor-oil-sets-purchase-limit/stories/20260919006 Costco has raised the price of motor oil sold under its exclusive private-label brand as well as limited how much of it customers can buy weekly as oil prices climb yet again. Cars are parked in front of a Costco Warehouse in Pittsburgh on June 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/17/doordash-and-uber-eats-to-offer-delivery-from-us-costco-stores/stories/20260917085 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/17/doordash-and-uber-eats-to-offer-delivery-from-us-costco-stores/stories/20260917085#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:02:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/17/doordash-and-uber-eats-to-offer-delivery-from-us-costco-stores/stories/20260917085 Costco said Thursday it's partnering with DoorDash to offer delivery from its U.S. warehouse stores. A DoorDash sign is posted on the door of a Dunkin' Donuts franchise, Feb. 27, 2023, in Methuen, Mass. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/16/ostrich-towne-eatery-to-reopen-under-new-management/stories/20260916081 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/16/ostrich-towne-eatery-to-reopen-under-new-management/stories/20260916081#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:08:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/16/ostrich-towne-eatery-to-reopen-under-new-management/stories/20260916081 Avestruz is reopening in Ostrich Towne. The site of Avestruz after it closed in December. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/14/travel-scams-are-getting-harder-to-spot-here-s-how-to-stay-safe/stories/20260913037 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/14/travel-scams-are-getting-harder-to-spot-here-s-how-to-stay-safe/stories/20260913037#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:21:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/14/travel-scams-are-getting-harder-to-spot-here-s-how-to-stay-safe/stories/20260913037 NEW YORK — Pickpockets were once the biggest worry for travelers heading to new destinations on vacation. Travelers queue up to pass through the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Denver. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/13/america-s-love-affair-with-the-pumpkin-spice-latte-may-be-coming-to-an-end/stories/20260912004 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/13/america-s-love-affair-with-the-pumpkin-spice-latte-may-be-coming-to-an-end/stories/20260912004#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/13/america-s-love-affair-with-the-pumpkin-spice-latte-may-be-coming-to-an-end/stories/20260912004 NEW YORK — The pumpkin spice latte might just be too basic. A pumpkin spice latte at a Starbucks in New York in August, 2023. Blueberry Dalgona Coffee recipe, prepared by Lauren J. Mapp at her home in San Diego, Calif., in April, 2021. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/12/girl-scouts-first-cookies-for-dogs-will-go-on-sale-in-january/stories/20260912013 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/12/girl-scouts-first-cookies-for-dogs-will-go-on-sale-in-january/stories/20260912013#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/12/girl-scouts-first-cookies-for-dogs-will-go-on-sale-in-january/stories/20260912013 Man’s best friend is getting some love from the Girl Scouts. The Girl Scouts of the USA's cookies for dogs – dubbed Patch Pals. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/11/us-inflation-gas-prices-marched-higher/stories/20260911085 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/11/us-inflation-gas-prices-marched-higher/stories/20260911085#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:24:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/11/us-inflation-gas-prices-marched-higher/stories/20260911085 WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seven weeks away. Shoppers pass through the bakery section at a Target store on Aug. 13 in Woodbury, Minn. Customers shop at an Apple store on Sept. 3 in Miami Beach, Fla. A person loads groceries in plastic bags into their vehicle on May 18 at a grocery store in Cincinnati. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/06/kentucky-man-meat-allergy-craving-burger-ostrich-farming/stories/20260906142 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/06/kentucky-man-meat-allergy-craving-burger-ostrich-farming/stories/20260906142#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:41:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/06/kentucky-man-meat-allergy-craving-burger-ostrich-farming/stories/20260906142 DANVILLE, Ky. — When a friend approached Brent Williams four years ago with a business proposition to start an ostrich farm, he was more than intrigued — he had a personal motivation as someone who developed a life-threatening allergy to red meat, triggered by tick bites. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Brent Williams, who suffers from the tick bite allergy known as alpha gal syndrome, pets an ostrich at Alpha Roost Farms in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. This photo taken with a smartphone shows an adult ostrich at Alpha Roost Farms in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. Cuts of grilled ostrich meat on a plate in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Brent Williams, an alpha gal syndrome sufferer, prepares ostrich meat with farm owner W.D. King in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Alpha Roost Farms owner W.D. King holds a young ostrich in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/04/toledo-zoo-downtown-watering-hole-creamery/stories/20260902105 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/04/toledo-zoo-downtown-watering-hole-creamery/stories/20260902105#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/04/toledo-zoo-downtown-watering-hole-creamery/stories/20260902105 A new kind of “watering hole” has come to downtown Toledo. The Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. A strawberry milkshake, strawberry shortcake sundae, and strawberry spinach salad at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. An ice cream flight at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. People eat lunch inside the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. A menu at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. Eric Laipply scoops ice cream at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. Kylie Leffel sits inside the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. Karina Solis and Tori Ernst-Loughner enjoy ice cream and a salad at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo Watering Hole Creamery. Eric Laipply makes a strawberry milkshake at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. A strawberry milkshake and strawberry shortcake sundae at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. The Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/31/chuck-e-cheese-closes-south-toledo-location-disappointing-fans/stories/20260831070 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/31/chuck-e-cheese-closes-south-toledo-location-disappointing-fans/stories/20260831070#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:38:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/31/chuck-e-cheese-closes-south-toledo-location-disappointing-fans/stories/20260831070 Chuck E. Cheese is closing one of its two Toledo locations Monday night, which was the last regular store in the country with the chain’s original animatronic band. Capri Lynch, 5, dances with Chuck E. Cheese on Aug. 31 at Chuck E. Cheese’s on Airport Highway in Toledo. Blaze Parrott, 12, dances with Chuck E. Cheese Monday, August 31, 2026, at Chuck E. Cheese’s on Airport Highway in Toledo. Anthony Rott, 9, of Ann Arbor looks at a Chuck E. Cheese book on Aug. 31 at Chuck E. Cheese’s on Airport Highway in Toledo. Anthony Rott, 9, of Ann Arbor points out the animatronics to his mother Angela Domenichini on Aug. 31 at Chuck E. Cheese’s on Airport Highway in Toledo. Chuck E. Cheese's at 5455 Airport Highway on Aug. 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/31/food-desert-swayne-market-pilot/stories/20260829010 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/31/food-desert-swayne-market-pilot/stories/20260829010#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:26:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/31/food-desert-swayne-market-pilot/stories/20260829010 As part of a nearly $3 million investment in the refurbished Swayne Field Shopping Center, Toledo is launching a produce market to test whether the neighborhood can sustain a permanent food hub. From left, Emily Stuller, Jeremy Herron, and Alan Urbanski explore the inside of the Swayne Field Pop-Up Produce Market on Aug.27 at the Swayne Field Shopping Center in Toledo. William Lucas looks at plans inside the Swayne Field Pop-Up Produce Market on Aug. 27 at the Swayne Field Shopping Center in Toledo. From left, Emily Stuller, Jeremy Herron, and Alan Urbanski explore the inside of the Swayne Field Pop-Up Produce Market on Aug. 27 at the Swayne Field Shopping Center in Toledo. Inside the Swayne Field Pop-Up Produce Market on Aug. 27 situated at the Swayne Field Shopping Center in Toledo.