Swander Pace Capital, a private equity firm based in Bedminster, announced Wednesday it has sold Kicking Horse Coffee Ltd., an organic and fair trade coffee roaster in Canada, to Luigi Lavazza for $215 million.
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Food & Hospitality
Campbell Soup makes investment in Chef’d
Campbell Soup Co. announced Wednesday that it has invested $10 million in Chef’d, an e-commerce meal marketplace.
Read More »Here’s what some top N.J. food and beverage execs had to say about the industry’s future
Mazars USA held its fifth annual New Jersey Food and Beverage Executive Forum on Wednesday evening at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange.
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Campbell misses earnings expectations in Q3, as sales fall
Campbell Soup Co. reported earnings fell in its fiscal third quarter, missing Wall Street expectations in what its CEO called “a difficult environment.”
Read More »HMSHost looking for workers for highway travel plazas, it says
The restaurant company HMSHost is planning a series of job fairs throughout the state, seeking workers for its 18 New Jersey Travel Plazas, located along the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway, it announced Tuesday.
Read More »New franchisee buys 16 Pizza Huts in S. Jersey
A New Jersey man has formed a restaurant group to acquire 16 Pizza Hut restaurants in South Jersey, the company announced Monday.
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Goldstein brings Playa Bowls to Montclair, Brick and Millburn
Goldstein Group President Chuck Lanyard recently announced his firm has completed three leases with Playa Bowls, in Montclair, Brick and Millburn. The Belmar chain specializes in smoothies and acai bowls.
Read More »Recall hastens Pinnacle exit from certain Aunt Jemima products
Pinnacle Foods Inc. announced Monday it is exiting certain Aunt Jemima frozen breakfast product lines as part of its strategic portfolio assessment.
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More than just secret sauce Hoboken Farms founder Finkel, speaking at our FoodBizNJ event, explains how small, innovative food companies in New Jersey are having a big impact
Brad Finkel knows the food industry has changed from one of necessity to one of creativity.
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The ‘no’ problem When bankers truly partner with entrepreneurs, it sometimes means saying what they don’t want to hear
Most entrepreneurs wouldn't want to hear “no” uttered even once in a conversation with a banker about funding their venture.
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‘Small business, big picture’ Perth Amboy officials are going all-in to help city entrepreneurs thrive
Aggressive is the word Daniel Zaki used to describe the outreach Perth Amboy officials have been doing in the small business community.
Read More »Raising a glass #8230 and lifting a brand Decision by Cobalt CEO Perry to bring back famed whisky appears to be paying off well
Here are three things you need to know about Usquaebach Scotch whisky:
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