Take the Crunch Challenge this year as part of the 8th annual Big Apple Crunch, which inspires folks to buy a New York state apples during harvest to help support local agriculture and family farms.

WP Rawl, the premier grower, processor and shipper of leafy greens will host an online “election” for The Leafy Greens Party this Tuesday, Oct. 20. Maintaining their commitment to educate consumers on eating fresh, wholesome ingredients like leafy greens, the company’s focus is dedicated to providing consumers with the tools to incorporate fresh leafy greens into their everyday lifestyle.

ShopRite has unveiled of three Fresh to Table concept stores located in Greenwich and Burlington, NJ, and Monroe, NY. The convenient store-within-a-store format harnesses ShopRite’s 70-plus years of grocery expertise to deliver a reimagined retail destination where customers can find fresh, on-trend foods and meal solutions in a variety of flexible grab-and-go formats. The seamless in-and-out of store experience also leverages a host of digital innovations to help customers save time.

A pair of international panelists on a seminar devoted to politics avoided predicting who would win the upcoming U.S. presidential election but they did advocate for the end of protectionism and a return to a more free trade environment, regardless of the outcome.

If you tuned in last Tuesday to the virtual SUNSET Rocks event, you’re probably still singing along to the playlist of rock, pop, and country hits played during the event. In its first ever virtual event, SUNSET Rocks brought in not one but four major recording artists for an exclusive event that connected the entire industry and raised funds for the non-profit organization, Brighter Bites. The event was a massive success, far surpassing the partnership’s fundraising goal thanks to the generous donations made by sponsors and viewers.

A quick survey of a dozen attendees to the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit revealed a solid score for effort, execution and education, but the in-person experience was sorely missed.