Founder and CEO Ilir Sela created the product – which works with independent pizzerias to make them more tech-enabled by creating a website, executing marketing, and providing both point-of-sales and delivery services – to solve the digital challenges his family’s pizzerias were facing.
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NJBIZ Conversations EXTRA: Michele Siekerka
The president and CEO of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association talks about what the organization characterizes as a hiring crisis, the factors that created it and how businesses will have to change to meet the challenge.
Read More »Borgata AC donates nearly $90K to local nonprofits
Seven organizations from across the resort's namesake city will benefit from the contributions.
Read More »Newark Arts to launch interactive online mural map on July 31
Sponsored by the Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau and in collaboration with the City of Newark, Four Corners Public Arts, and multiple artists and collaborators, the guide shows the city’s public art projects in relation to each other via an accessible, mobile-friendly site.
Read More »NJ burrito chain named 6th fastest growing in America
Bubbakoo’s Burritos has been nabbing spots on growth-focused lists since landing the 498th spot on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 list in 2019.
Read More »B&G launches diversity scholarship program at Culinary Institute of America
Five $10,000 grants will be awarded to eligible students at the CIA each year with a total commitment of $1,000,000 over the next eight years.
Read More »Urban Air Adventure Parks to open in Hazlet and Cherry Hill
The new locations are a small part of the growth the brand is experiencing nationwide: The business signed 31 franchise agreements in the first half of 2021 and ranked as the No. 1 entertainment franchise on Entrepreneur magazine's 2021 Franchise 500.
Read More »DraftKings to run sportsbook for August’s Northern Trust golf tournament
At this year's golf tournament, the sports betting operator will offer a public venue between the 15th green and 16th fairway with its own private VIP suite. Spectators will have access to amenities including televisions airing the tournament, food and drink, phone chargers and Wi-Fi, plus the chance for companies to host clients.
Read More »As state reopens, NJ casinos win record-breaking $345M in June
According to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, last month's winnings were more than four times what they were for the same period last year, when the Atlantic City gambling palaces had to shutter brick and mortar sites amid the pandemic.
Read More »Canned hemp
Ken VandeVrede got the idea after years in the cannabis industry out west. Now Kaló, a hemp-infused seltzer billed as an alternative social option to alcoholic brands Truly and White Claw, from the third-generation farmer, is sold across 10 states.
Read More »JBJ Soul Foundation to help house homeless vets with $100K donation match
American Legion Post 107 will use the funds to create housing and provide services - including physical and mental health care and employment opportunities - in Hudson County.
Read More »Middlesex County debuts healthy food app
The interactive Accessing Healthy Foods map helps residents find food stores, farmer’s markets and food pantries offering wholesome options, and features public transportation routes to and from locations.
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