A proposal to award free liquor licenses to supermarkets that open in underserved areas could be a boon for residents and the grocers. But small retailers contend that the scheme would only send revenue and tax dollars out of the state.

“New Jersey is a really exciting opportunity to us because it has a different dynamic than NYC,” Founder and Owner Jonathan Sherman said. “We want to use New Jersey as a testing ground to prove out our concept in much more suburban environments.”

A combination of changing demographics, casinos opening in neighboring states Pennsylvania and New York, and the recent legalization of online gaming, mean that casinos have to evolve if they want to stay relevant.

Campbell Soup Co. reached an agreement with Seattle-based microbiome-based food start-up Viome to sell Habit, its personalized nutrition company.

Adam Livow previously served as the facility’s first executive chef in 2011 and enjoyed a three-year stint with the organization before becoming a contestant on season 14 of Hell’s Kitchen with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

RWJBarnabas Health and ShopRite announced on Monday the expansion of their partnership to provide a new education program designed to help shoppers manage their weight and improve their overall well-being. The, Eat Well. Be Happy, six-week program will be offered free of charge to customers starting this month, and taught in-store by ShopRite’s team of ...

Food-related businesses seem to have an appetite for the Garden State. More than 50,000 organizations involved in manufacturing, distribution, farming and other food-related businesses employ about 440,000 people in New Jersey, according to Choose New Jersey, a nonprofit  economic development organization.

Jersey City-based Goya Foods Inc. is a global company that thinks locally, ensuring its products continue to reflect the changing tastes of its consumer base by maintaining a supply chain with neighborhood connections.

John William Macy built his eponymous food company on cheese sticks and cheese crackers. “It’s a narrow focus, but it works,” he said. Some manufacturers try to be one-stop centers, producing a variety of goods, but entrepreneurs like Macy find that specializing enables them to carve out a space and build a good reputation.

Ghee, or clarified butter, has been sold in India for thousands of years. The Agarwal family has been selling it for 130 of those years out of a small shop in the northern Indian town of Hisar, and for the last 10 years, from a business based at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center in Piscataway under the brand Pure Indian.

A location in Mount Olive is slated to open the second week of February, to be followed by locations in Parsippany, Manahawkin, Belmar and West Freehold.