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Vol. XXII, No. 10, October 2022
- Pumpkin breaks record for largest ever grown in North America (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article101.shtml#article)
- Drinking is falling out of vogue (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article102.shtml#article)
- Getting LBE design right the first time (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article103.shtml#article)
- Healthy kids' meals trending in the restaurant industry (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article104.shtml#article)
- Are Dave & Buster's comparable store sales really booming? (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article105.shtml#article)
- How important are restaurant reviews? (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article106.shtml#article)
- Participation in Halloween-related activities to be at pre-pandemic levels (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article107.shtml#article)
- Pickleball's popularity and hospitality venues growing (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article108.shtml#article)
- Interest in non-alcoholic beverages on the decline (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article109.shtml#article)
- Define your ideal customer - or be magnetic to no one (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article110.shtml#article)
- Davis Mega Maze Colossal Adventures' corn maze among country's best (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article111.shtml#article)
- Keeping up with guests' increasingly dynamic preferences (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article112.shtml#article)
- Robotics creating pizzatainment (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article113.shtml#article)
- More thoughts on socialized gaming, aka competitive socializing (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article114.shtml#article)
- Can competitive socialization work with F1 simulators? (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article115.shtml#article)
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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
- Pumpkin breaks record for largest ever grown in North America (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article101.shtml#article)
- Drinking is falling out of vogue (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article102.shtml#article)
- Getting LBE design right the first time (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article103.shtml#article)
- Healthy kids' meals trending in the restaurant industry (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article104.shtml#article)
- Are Dave & Buster's comparable store sales really booming? (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article105.shtml#article)
- How important are restaurant reviews? (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article106.shtml#article)
- Participation in Halloween-related activities to be at pre-pandemic levels (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article107.shtml#article)
- Pickleball's popularity and hospitality venues growing (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article108.shtml#article)
- Interest in non-alcoholic beverages on the decline (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article109.shtml#article)
- Define your ideal customer - or be magnetic to no one (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article110.shtml#article)
- Davis Mega Maze Colossal Adventures' corn maze among country's best (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article111.shtml#article)
- Keeping up with guests' increasingly dynamic preferences (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article112.shtml#article)
- Robotics creating pizzatainment (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article113.shtml#article)
- More thoughts on socialized gaming, aka competitive socializing (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article114.shtml#article)
- Can competitive socialization work with F1 simulators? (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2022/ october/ article115.shtml#article)
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