General Mills closed its Progresso soup plant in Vineland without warning on Thursday morning, according to a union representing some 300 employees there.
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Food & Hospitality
COFFEE TALK Gillman’s latest venture, an upscale coffee bar, already is connecting with customer base
Scott Gillman, CEO of Mascott Corp. in Hillside, has operated more than 50 restaurants under a dozen different brands since 1989.
Last year, he wanted to do something different.
BREAD WINNER Danko’s Choc O Pain brings taste of Paris, and lots of baguettes, to Hoboken, Jersey City
Clemence Danko said she cannot go a single day without bread.
But she won't eat just any carbs: Bread must be healthy, it must be fresh and it must be French.
Asian supermarket opening 9th N.J. location
Well-known Asian supermarket H Mart is expanding into Paramus, making it the ninth New Jersey location.
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QuickChek earns ‘Chain of the Year’ award from industry magazine
QuickChek, the Whitehouse Station-based fresh convenience market chain, was named the 2016 Convenience Store Chain of the Year by industry trade magazine Convenience Store Decisions on Wednesday.
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Wine, solar industries find their common ground Partners may be odd couple, but they are hoping the combination proves lucrative
More than 100,000 people each year visit New Jersey's wineries to view and taste over 80 varieties of grapes that grow on more than 2,000 acres in the state.
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Innovation on tap Pourbox grows from distinctive passion project to promising business
Eric Demmers and Jamie Emma were sitting in traffic on a hot day in the summer of 2013.
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Beer market Burgeoning craft brewing industry is making waves at the Shore, attracting beer fans and tourists alike
To the Beach Haus Brewery in Belmar, “Classic American” means waves, sand and sun. At least, that's how its popular Pilsner is marketed.
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Mixing business with pleasure iPlay America founder aims to lure parents’ companies to its corporate event space
A few years after turning a large property he couldn't sell into iPlay America, a successful indoor theme park for children, Bob McDaid had a second good idea.
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Carteret’s Berje enjoying the sweet smell of success
Berje has been helping companies big and small produce fragrances and taste enhancers for a variety of products since 1949.
Read More »Restaurant signs lease for downtown Newark location
Redd's Biergarten, a bar and restaurant, is opening its second location in New Jersey in downtown Newark under a long-term lease arranged by The Goldstein Group.
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Ad agency promotes chief creative officer to president
The Sawtooth Group has promoted its chief creative officer, Kristi Bridges, to president — making her one of the few women in a top leadership role at an advertising agency, it said.
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