While most of Los Angeles sleeps, 58-year-old Melquiades Flores starts his day at 1 a.m., supervising the unloading of produce at M&M Tomatoes and Chile Company, the wholesaler he started in 2019.

Chile, a subsidiary of Constellation Insurance Inc., has completed the acquisition of a $2.1 billion annuity portfolio from a unit of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd., according to a report by AM Best.

The Applebee’s version has bacon and tomato, the post emphasized, whereas the Big Smasher at Chili’s does not. Chili’s had ...

Chili’s had not responded to the latest Applebee’s post as of Friday morning. But the company’s chief marketing officer, George Felix, issued a statement in response to the food fight.