Kroger joins Walgreens, Walmart in ending sales of e-cigarettes

Kroger said it would stop selling e-cigarettes as soon at its current inventory runs out at its more than 2,700 stores and 1,500 fuel centers.

Chip and Joanna Gaines opening a hotel in Waco

​​​​​​​“Fixer Upper” stars Chip and Joanna Gaines are taking on a new project – turning Waco’s old county office building into a boutique hotel.

Smarties candy turns 70 with all-female leadership

This month marks a big milestone for a local company. Smarties candy is celebrating 70 years.

Chick-fil-A named cleanest fast-food restaurant, but has slowest drive-thru, new studies say

The chicken-centric chain was recently crowned as having America’s cleanest fast-food restaurants in a new survey, but at the same time, the Atlanta-based eatery was denounced for operating the slowest drive-thru in the industry, according to a separate poll.

Coca-Cola Energy: Coke to bring its first-ever energy drink to United States next year

Coca-Cola announced on Tuesday that it will be bringing its first-ever energy drink (or at least the first marketed under the Coca-Cola brand) to the United States in 2020.

More generic Zantac tablets recalled due to concerns over carcinogen levels

Apotex Corp. issued a voluntary recall of ranitidine tablets, a generic form of Zantac meant to treat heartburn, over concerns that the tablets may contain too much of a probable human carcinogen.

DoorDash says 4.9 million affected in third-party data breach

Online delivery service DoorDash announced that 4.9 million customers, Dashers and merchants were affected by a data breach Thursday.

Snickers introduces pecan candy bar for a limited time

Snickers announced a pecan version of its popular candy bar and it’s sure to have Snickers lovers going nuts.

Ford expanding self-driving vehicle program to Austin

Ford has partnered with Argo AI to map roads and gather data that will help improve how the self-driving cars move around Austin. 

Juul CEO steps down, company suspends advertising amid vaping-related illnesses and deaths

Juul Labs CEO Kevin Burns announced Wednesday that he is stepping down, while the e-cigarette company also announced that it will stop all print, digital and broadcast advertising in the U.S., effective immediately.

Marshalls launches first-ever online store

Marshalls, popular discount retail store, has officially launched its first-ever online store.