OPRAH BUYS STAKE IN HEALTH-DRIVEN U.S. RESTAURANT CHAIN

Oprah Winfrey is putting her money where her mouth is, investing in a health-driven restaurant chain that tries to put better-for-you options at Americans’ fingertips. Winfrey is taking a stake in True Food Kitchen, to help it expand across the U.S. The brand plans to double its store count to about 46 in the next three years with a focus on the East Coast, including New York, New Jersey and North

Carolina. “It’s incredibly significant to us as a company to have her,” Christine Barone, chief executive officer of True Food Kitchen, said. In the past, Winfrey, 64, has used her wideranging appeal to boost companies, including helping fuel a comeback for Weight Watchers International Inc. “I love bringing people together over a good meal,” Winfrey said in a statement Wednesday.