Brokerage firm Blau & Berg announced it has brokered the lease of 50 S. Center St. in Orange to New York-based dried fruit wholesaler Grassland Food. Michael Schipper, senior associate at The Blau & Berg Co. represented the tenant in the transaction.

True to its name, Kings Food Markets was crowned Best Supermarket in New Jersey this week by the Daily Meal.

The food and beverage industry in New Jersey is abuzz with optimism. The industry leaders we spoke with suggested a good economic climate fueled by strong employment conditions will increase consumer spending this year on food and beverage sales throughout the state and country in a way not seen in 2017.

Perla Nieves and Alysis Vasquez, co-creators of food purveyor Midnight Market, noticed something across the board at all their events.

NYC-based The Hummus & Pita Co. is poised for New Jersey expansion in 2018, rolling out five locations in a franchise deal: Holmdel, Freehold, Old Bridge, Woodbridge and East Brunswick.

Campbell Soup's planned purchase of Snyder's-Lance for $4.87 billion will mark the 21st acquisition of a snack company this year, making for a record high, according to an industry observer.

Price Rite Marketplace, a Keasbey-based grocery store chain with 65 stores in nine states, named Jim Dorey as its new president.

If one person's trash is another person's treasure, it stands to reason that the concept of luxury is also in the eye of the beholder. In fact, perhaps more than anything else, these days, consumers lead with their hearts and egos when it comes to spending.