The weekly food festival that already feeds people in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Los Angeles officially kicked-off in Hudson County on Saturday. 

Approximately 75 million pets in the U.S. may not have access to necessary veterinary care by 2030, in part due to a shortage of veterinarians, according to a study released in September by Banfield Pet Hospital. In the Garden State, preliminary data from the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association’s ongoing business survey just 17% of respondents thus far say they don’t need any more staff.

Organic grocery sales in the U.S. totaled a record $61.9 billion in 2020, jumping by 12.4% from 2019 and outpacing the previous year’s growth rate by more than 7%. And according to The Organic Trade Association’s 2021 Organic Industry Survey, New Jersey grocers saw the uptick firsthand.

4th Quarter Marketing was hired by the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey and the Hambletonian Society to help secure broadcast rights and coordinate sponsorship activations for the events.

This is the Carteret-based firm's fifth outpost, and its first time expanding into this market. It will soon announce a sixth location in North Jersey that will meet the continually growing demand for cold storage space.

John Koster will oversee the company's three Atlantic City establishments, as well as handle properties in Philadelphia and Baltimore, pending approval from gaming regulators in those two states.

“This milestone is a testament to the amazing restaurant owners and workers, city and state leadership and operational partners who have worked tirelessly to make a significant positive impact on Newark’s restaurant ecosystem and community members without enough food,” said Audible founder and Executive Chairman Don Katz.

With a new executive team in place and implementing a strategic plan, the partnership intends to increase revenue two- to three-fold within 12 months.

Marking its 40th anniversary in 2021, the frozen yogurt chain experienced growth in the last year, opening up 12 locations in that time with six others on tap.

Cinnaholic, a vegan cinnamon bun shop that was featured on the ABC pitch series in 2014, will open in Sea Girt this summer.

Rain drenched the state and the Shore for most of Memorial Day Weekend as New Jersey embarked on its reopening during the first unofficial week of the summer season.

The filmmaker talks about "Jersey with Big Joe Henry," a television series he is developing that will show New Jerseyans how great they have it here.