Vol. XXII, No. 10, October 2022

  1. Pumpkin breaks record for largest ever grown in North America
  2. Drinking is falling out of vogue
  3. Getting LBE design right the first time
  4. Healthy kids' meals trending in the restaurant industry
  5. Are Dave & Buster's comparable store sales really booming?
  6. How important are restaurant reviews?
  7. Participation in Halloween-related activities to be at pre-pandemic levels
  8. Pickleball's popularity and hospitality venues growing
  9. Interest in non-alcoholic beverages on the decline
  10. Define your ideal customer - or be magnetic to no one
  11. Davis Mega Maze Colossal Adventures' corn maze among country's best
  12. Keeping up with guests' increasingly dynamic preferences
  13. Robotics creating pizzatainment
  14. More thoughts on socialized gaming, aka competitive socializing
  15. Can competitive socialization work with F1 simulators?

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Pumpkin breaks record for largest ever grown in North America

Travis Gienger from Minnesota won the prize for breaking the record for the largest pumpkin ever grown in the U.S. at the 49th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, CA.

How much did his pumpkin (which he named Maverick) weigh? As much as a Hyundai Accent sedan at 2,560 pounds.

It broke the national record by 6 pounds. At $9 per pound, his prize was $23,040. This is the second time he's entered the weigh-off and the second time he's won. In 2020 it was his 2,350-pounder.

Travis, a horticulture teacher, spent 180 days growing the squash. He had to transport it on a 35-hour, 2,000-mile drive to Half Moon Bay.

Vol. XXII, No. 10, October 2022

  1. Pumpkin breaks record for largest ever grown in North America
  2. Drinking is falling out of vogue
  3. Getting LBE design right the first time
  4. Healthy kids' meals trending in the restaurant industry
  5. Are Dave & Buster's comparable store sales really booming?
  6. How important are restaurant reviews?
  7. Participation in Halloween-related activities to be at pre-pandemic levels
  8. Pickleball's popularity and hospitality venues growing
  9. Interest in non-alcoholic beverages on the decline
  10. Define your ideal customer - or be magnetic to no one
  11. Davis Mega Maze Colossal Adventures' corn maze among country's best
  12. Keeping up with guests' increasingly dynamic preferences
  13. Robotics creating pizzatainment
  14. More thoughts on socialized gaming, aka competitive socializing
  15. Can competitive socialization work with F1 simulators?

[ Index of Previous eNewsletters ]