Restaurants that can show they've experienced a loss of 30% or more are eligible to apply to receive grants of $2,500 or $5,000. The funding is part of a five-year $200 million dollar Main Street Strong Pledge.
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Food & Hospitality
Newark esports firm to pay $43M for Helix, ggCircuit
ggCircuit provides cloud software to local networks and serves as an online tournament platform. Its clients have included GameStop, Dell, Best Buy and Lenovo. Meanwhile, Helix owns five esports centers that play host to tournaments, high school leagues, STEM programming and casual gaming.
Read More »Private equity firm makes growth investment in Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods
The plant-based food company of Elmwood Park aims to launch further product innovations that will continue to deliver healthy, great tasting foods at an attractive price with Vestar's support.
Read More »Newark esports company finalizes purchase of Esports Gaming League
The move would enable the company to grow its client roster and expand its product offerings, as its technology underpins the esports programs for some of the world’s best-known sports franchises.
Read More »Artichoke Basille’s Pizza to open third NJ location
Jersey City will be home to a new pizzeria in the spring. As part of a 2018 deal signed with franchisees Premal and Leela Shanghvi, this is the second of five franchised stores to open in the state.
Read More »Campbell Soup to close Georgia manufacturing facility
The plant was acquired in 2018 as part of the Camden-based food manufacturer's acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance and employs 326 individuals.
Read More »Slim Chickens opens first of 15 NJ locations
Franchisees and brothers Paul and Jay Patel originally planned to start serving in 2019 but experienced significant delays, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Stockton institute plans academic journal on gaming, hospitality, tourism
The International Journal of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism will publish peer-reviewed research without financial, legal or technical barriers to access.
Read More »Proposals to loosen COVID-19 restaurant restrictions gain bipartisan backing
The package of bills would not overturn any of the orders Gov. Phil Murphy enacted on restaurants, but rather, scale some of them back.
Read More »Casinos near $1B of Dec. sports wagers, despite 17% 2020 hit from COVID
The latest data released Jan. 13 by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, show sportsbooks took in $996.3 million of wagers, of which $929 million was via the online and mobile apps in December.
Read More »Lawmakers try again on bill expanding outdoor dining
If signed, Senate Bill 3340 would allow restaurants, bars, breweries, distilleries and other food and alcohol establishments that have taken a hit during the pandemic to extend their footprint outdoors and sell food and alcohol out of spaces such as patios, sidewalks, decks, yards and parking lots.
Read More »HelloFresh opens distribution center in Totowa
This is the company's third center in New Jersey across its HelloFresh, EveryPlate, and Green Chef banners, after locations in Newark and Swedesboro opened.
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