Hundreds of families around the Garden State received some treasured joy and tryptophan for an otherwise unorthodox start to the holiday season.

With all-star National Football League matches scheduled this holiday and through the weekend, the state’s casinos and online sportsbooks expect a surge in activity and customers.

Third quarter data for the state’s casinos show $629.3 million net revenue, a 32.3% decrease from the $929 million made the year prior.

A staple in Atlantic City’s restaurant industry for over 120 years, the Dougherty family will welcome a new dining concept that features a classic steakhouse, raw bar and live entertainment.

Kind began a partnership with Mars, which has corporate locations in Hackettstown and Newark, three years ago to bring products into new areas and categories. As a result, Kind expanded into more than 35 countries, including China, Germany and France, into eight total categories, and has launched new products such as Kind Bark, Kind Frozen Bars and Kind Smoothie Bowls.

Kenneth Romanzi is leaving "to pursue personal interests." The board of directors has appointed former President and CEO David Wenner, who held the position from 1993 to 2014, as interim president and CEO.

New Jersey’s sportsbooks broke their previous records for the third month in a row this October, taking in $803 million of total wagers.

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority is rolling out the Sustain and Serve NJ Program; grants of up to $100,000 that would go toward nonprofit organizations to bulk purchase meals from local restaurants and provide them to low-income residents.

Kamillah Knight will help build and deploy strategies and programs to attract, cultivate and elevate diverse talent at the chocolate giant. She will also collaborate with business leaders on tools and resources to support practices and behaviors that encourage a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Lawmakers are looking to change a 2018 law that states sportsbooks doing business in New Jersey cannot accept wagers at New Jersey sites on games involving a New Jersey college sports team.

The founder of Alstede Farms talks about why he got into the business of agriculture, the ways in which consumer tastes have changed and how he meets the challenges of running a retail operation while actively farming 800 acres -- all during a deadly pandemic.

Proceeds from beer sales for the first Guilded for a Cause brew, a Key Lime India Pale Ale, will go toward the organization and its advocacy efforts on behalf of its licensed brewery and brewpub membership.