Paul J. Kennedy, a longtime retail executive who worked for nearly three decades at Star Market and its parent, American Stores, during a 45-year career, died Oct. 13 from complications of liver and kidney failure. He was 71.

Mr. Kennedy, who was better known as P.K., started his career with Star Market in 1965 as a produce clerk and during the next 29 years was promoted through the ranks, ultimately rising to vice president of sales and marketing by 1994. 

In 1994, Mr. Kennedy relocated to Salt Lake City and was named vice president of corporate brand marketing for Star Market’s parent

Doc Hendley claims to be the most underachieving member of his own family. Yet he has created Wine to Water, which has brought safe drinking water to people around the globe.

Keller Rinaudo is ensuring that blood packets reach their destinations in Africa in a timely manner. Rinaudo’s firm, Zipline International LLC, created a system using drones in Rwanda to deliver blood to remote hospitals and health centers to save the lives of people in an emergency situation. He noted that initial drone testing led to many crashes before achieving success.

Hendley and Rinaudo spoke virtually with

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.

New York state is the second leading producer of apples in the nation and this promotion is a great way to celebrate the locally grown apple harvest,” said New York Apple Association President Cynthia Haskins. “It is important for consumers to know that a significant industry is right in their own backyard and that New York has a reputation for producing some of the most flavorful apples in the

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.

The Leafy Greens Party is a lighthearted spin on the election year with two leafy greens candidates in the running — Collard/Kale and Mustard/Turnip. Each candidate’s platform shares meaningful information

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. It is expected that the “Fresh-to-Table” concept will be rolled out to additional ShopRite locations in the

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.

“A Look at the Effects of Politics on the Fresh Produce Industry” was the topic and title of a seminar on Oct. 14 during the virtual Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit. The four-member panel discussion was moderated by PMA’s Richard Owen with each of the speakers neither predicting who was going to win nor stating a