Depending on where you live, you may think of fall as a time of culinary abundance.

At 38, Viraj Puri is aware he is a young, first-time CEO of an agriculture business type that the global, commercial-scale world of fresh produce has only begun to take seriously the past several years.

Paul Coronella shows up to buy and sell vegetables at 1:30 a.m. six days a week at Peter Condakes Co., nestled in the Chelsea, Mass.-based New England Produce Center.

Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms won the Responsible Business Award for Sustainable Innovation at the Ethical Corporation Awards, a Reuters event.

In an industry rightly proud of its multi-generational heritage, sometimes a new face can be helpful too.

TV food and lifestyle expert Chadwick Boyd will whip up recipes featuring NatureSweet Cherub and Comet greenhouse tomatoes at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.

Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based Renaissance Food Group will feature new Chef Veggie Starters at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Oct. 18-19 in Anaheim, Calif.

Emily Kohlhas digs diversity: in food and people.

Glenmont, N.Y.-based New York Apple Sales Inc. will launch its new consumer brand of Yes! Apples at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Oct. 18-19 in Anaheim, Calif.

A Power Your Lunchbox back-to-school healthy eating campaign garnered almost 200 million impressions across social media, public relations efforts, digital support and influencer outreach.