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HOTEL TANGO

Hotel Tango sells its tasting room, event center businesses

February 24, 2026
Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

The majority owners of Mooresville-based Black Dog Brewing Co. purchased Hotel Tango’s locations in Fletcher Place.

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CIRCLE CITY WHISKEY

Whiskey company to open tasting room along East 46th Street

February 5, 2026
Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

Circle City Whiskey Co. plans to open a tasting room in March near the intersection of East 46th Street and the Nickel Plate Trail.

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Splenda maker Heartland Food acquires Equal maker’s Americas business

May 22, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

The deal for the Americas business of Whole Earth Brands Inc. gives Carmel-based Heartland control of two of the top-selling artificial sweetener brands sold in the United States.

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Coca-Cola Consolidated plans $35M expansion at Indianapolis facility

May 4, 2026 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

The new line will be specifically for bottling beverages in glass bottles, which Coca-Cola said will make the facility one of only three in the nation to do so.

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More women getting their shot in whiskey industry

April 20, 2026 | Associated Press

Increasingly, women are launching their own whiskey brands and finding new ways to innovate in distilling and blending at a time when more women are drinking whiskey.

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BRICS owner plans ice cream parlor, marketplace in Whitestown

April 10, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

Plans include replacing two houses in Whitestown with a facility that would make ice cream for the ice cream parlor, BRICs and other shops around the state.

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Hershey returning to classic recipe for Reese’s products after criticism

April 1, 2026 | Associated Press

The change comes after the grandson of Reese’s founder criticized the company for shifting to cheaper ingredients.

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Splenda manufacturer eyes $91M in upgrades to Indianapolis operations

March 20, 2026 | Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

Carmel-based Heartland Food Products Group plans to construct a new building and add the newly acquired Splenda brand to its product manufacturing operations in Indianapolis.

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Falling cocoa prices won’t necessarily mean cheaper Valentine’s Day chocolates

February 13, 2026 | Associated Press

Chocolate prices at U.S. retail stores rose 14% between Jan. 1 and the first week of February compared to the same period last year, and that’s on top of a 7.8% increase for the same period in 2025.

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Kraft Heinz pauses plans to split into 2 companies, says its problems are ‘fixable’

February 11, 2026 | Associated Press

Kraft Heinz – which has a manufacturing facility in Kendallville – announced last year plans to split into two companies a decade after a merger created one of the biggest food manufacturers on the planet.

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Companies can now claim ‘no artificial colors’ if they add plant-based color to food

February 5, 2026 | Associated Press

Health advocates have long called for the removal of artificial dyes from foods, citing inconclusive studies that found they could cause neurobehavioral problems, including hyperactivity and attention issues in some children.

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Just Pop In

UPDATE: Just Pop In! owners to close Broad Ripple location to focus on popcorn production

January 27, 2026 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

Just Pop In! owners Carly Swift and Mandy Selke opened their 5,000-square-foot Broad Ripple location in 2018.

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Coca-Cola replacing Pepsi as official soft drink sponsor at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

January 21, 2026 | IBJ Staff

Under the new deal, Coca-Cola Consolidated will serve as the official partner of the Indy 500 Red Carpet and will participate in multiple community activations, including Indy 500 Porch Parties and Bike to the 500.

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Sugar Foods to open Whiteland production, distribution facility, create 105 jobs

December 31, 2025 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

The company is investing $40 million in the leased 617,000-square-foot Johnson County facility.

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Food-production firm to close Indianapolis plant, terminate 168 employees

December 4, 2025 | IBJ Staff

The Lancaster, Texas-based company, which makes heat-and-serve meals for grocers, was involved in a major recall of its products this year due to a deadly outbreak of listeria infections.

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Jack’s Donuts seeks to sell corporate assets in bankruptcy

November 12, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Jack’s Donuts, which filed for bankruptcy reorganization in late October, is now seeking court permission to sell off its corporate assets to a stalking horse bidder.

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UPDATE: Jack’s Donuts businesses file for bankruptcy protection

October 30, 2025 | IBJ Staff

Three related businesses operated by Jack’s Donuts owner and CEO Jack “Lee” Marcum III have filed Chapter 11 petitions, listing total liabilities of more than $20 million and assets of less than $1.6 million.

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Nestlé to cut 16K jobs globally as part of an intensifying cost-cutting campaign

October 16, 2025 | Associated Press and IBJ Staff

Workers at Nestlé’s Anderson, Indiana, plant make and distribute Coffee mate’s traditional creamers, as well as the Natural Bliss line.

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Sugar Foods looking to locate food production facility in Hancock County

October 15, 2025 | Daniel Bradley

The company plans to employ 105 workers and produce crispy onions at the facility.

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Gatorade, Cheetos among Pepsi products getting natural dye makeover

October 2, 2025 | Associated Press

The process of switching from artificial to natural dyes in well-known food and drink products can take years of research and testing.

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Carmel-based Splenda maker Heartland Food acquires Slimfast US brand

September 17, 2025 | IBJ Staff

Slimfast, founded in 1977, is known for its once-popular line of meal-replacement shakes, but the brand has struggled with the emergence of new weight-loss pharmaceuticals.

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Prices for the popular powdered tea matcha soar due to global demand

September 16, 2025 | Associated Press

Global demand for the powdered tea has skyrocketed. In the U.S., retail sales of matcha are up 86% from three years ago, according to NIQ, a market research firm.

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