NJ to Allow Alcohol Delivery to Your Doorstep
Just in time for football season the state of New Jersey is making it easier to partake in a Sunday Funday at home.
The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has adopted a special rule which will allow bars, restaurants, and liquor stores in New Jersey to use third-party delivery services such as Door Dash, Instacart, and Amazon Flex to bring alcohol right to your doorstep beginning this fall.
“We’ve worked diligently to craft a permit that serves as an economic stimulus for the industry while maintaining the integrity of New Jersey’s robust liquor laws. The Third-Party Delivery Permit includes appropriate safeguards to ensure orderly, controlled, verifiable and accountable deliveries of alcoholic beverages,” ABC director James B. Graziano said to NJ.com.
Governor Phil Murphy was in favor of this new rule and said it will allow businesses to adopt to changes when it comes to technology and ecommerce.
The application process for the $2,000 Third Party Delivery Permit will start Oct. 1, and will be limited to restaurants, bars and liquor stores. Delivery workers will undergo a background check and driving record. Drinks can’t be left with customers who appear to be underage or intoxicated. College campuses and universities will also not be allowed to receive deliveries.
15 PA/NJ Restaurants Make DoorDash's 100 Most Loved All Star Restaurants List
DoorDash unveiled its first annual awards list honoring the top 100 Most Loved All Star Restaurants in the United States for 2022 and several can be found in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The restaurant partners on this list are not only good at their craft, they’re also reliable, top-rated by consumers, and exceptional at operations — fewer than 1% of restaurants on DoorDash qualified. Between the food, the service, and the overall experience, creating a top-notch customer experience is no small feat — the Most Loved program was designed to reward restaurants that excel in all of these areas. These are DoorDash’s top-rated, most reliable restaurants, where customers can rest assured that their order will be right and delivered fresh.
“Being Most Loved is not just about serving good food, it’s also about being dependable and operationally efficient,” said Christoper Payne, President, DoorDash. “These are the restaurants in our local communities that deliver a great meal and always go that extra mile. It’s our honor to celebrate these amazing partners that make DoorDash great and the experience for our shared customers top-notch.”
The Most Loved All Stars list was generated by analyzing data from April 2021 to April 2022. All restaurants who achieved Most Loved status for at least ten months qualified for All Star in-app promotion and relevant local lists. Those merchants with 5 stores or less who had achieved Most Loved status for twelve consecutive months were ranked by average overall customer rating with the top 100 being named to the list.
The complete list can also be found here. Check out below to see what spots in NJ and PA made the list.
