Royal Wine Relocates, Opens 185,000-SF HQ

BAYONNE, NJ-Officials from this waterfront city and from Royal Wine Corp. cut the ribbon on Monday for the latter’s new 185,000-sf headquarters and main distribution facility. The family-owned business had been based in Brooklyn, NY since its founding in the late 1940s, but the need to expand and a sizeable incentives package brought the company to its new location.

Royal Wine Corp.’s workforce varies seasonally, peaking out at about 150 during the Passover season. The package that it got to relocate to Bayonne included a $250,000 low-interest loan through the Bayonne EDC. The State of New Jersey provided $8.1 million in loan-interest loans, and offered a grant of $600,000.

The company produces and distributes a variety of kosher products, notably Kedem wines. Other products from Royal Wine include Baron Herzog, Teal Lake and Weinstock wines, Old Williamsburg bourbon, Hamashkeh Scotch whiskey and a variety of food products.

“We’ve never had a grand opening like this before,” enthused the company’s president, David Herzog, at the event. He offered kudos to the city for its participation in getting the deal done.