Vol. XVIII, No. 9, October-November 2018

  1. Editor's corner
  2. Ocean5 & Table 47 awarded LEED Silver Certification
  3. Having a positive impact means more than money for employees
  4. The latest on social media users
  5. Married-couples across the generations
  6. Expanding popularity of different games for social venues
  7. Pumpkin flavor time
  8. Old school eatertainment concepts losing the "eats"
  9. Plant-forward eating trend
  10. The truth about the mall apocalypse and the future of retail
  11. Eatertainment has gone to the dogs
  12. The winners of the 2018 Blended Burger Project
  13. Changing market share for community-based entertainment

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Pumpkin flavor time

If you've been shopping recently at a Trader Joe's where they have 27 different pumpkin and pumpkin spice products including Pumpkin Recipe Dog Treats, at Starbuck's with their Pumpkin Spice Latte and Frappuccino, at Dunkin' (Donuts) with their many pumpkin offerings or at many other stores and restaurants, it's hard to not notice the prominence of pumpkin flavored and pumpkin spice food and drink products this Fall. Consumer interest, and obviously purchases, have continued to grow over the years. Here's how interest has grown since January 1, 2004 based on Google searches for “pumpkin spice.”

Speaking of pumpkins, this year Steve Geddes of Boscawen, New Hampshire grew the largest (heaviest) pumpkin even recorded in U.S. history weighing in at 2,528 pounds. That's 1.25 tons, more than some small cars weigh. He won $6,000 in prize money at the Deerfield Fair for his accomplishment.

Vol. XVIII, No. 9, October-November 2018

  1. Editor's corner
  2. Ocean5 & Table 47 awarded LEED Silver Certification
  3. Having a positive impact means more than money for employees
  4. The latest on social media users
  5. Married-couples across the generations
  6. Expanding popularity of different games for social venues
  7. Pumpkin flavor time
  8. Old school eatertainment concepts losing the "eats"
  9. Plant-forward eating trend
  10. The truth about the mall apocalypse and the future of retail
  11. Eatertainment has gone to the dogs
  12. The winners of the 2018 Blended Burger Project
  13. Changing market share for community-based entertainment

[ Index of Previous eNewsletters ]