The Kroger Co. Foundation announced the scholarship award recipients and entrepreneurial pitch competition results from its third annual Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Innovation Challenge in collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The grants support TMCF's effort to adapt its successful innovation and entrepreneurship model to focus on food insecurity and food waste.

Hillside Gardens Ltd./Hillside Gardens USA Inc. has hired Sean Balog as the new senior account manager for its Canadian branch in Bradford, ON, and as director of sales and marketing for its U.S. branch in Reidsville, GA.

Chiquita is inviting its fans to join in on the fun and celebrate the joy of bananas with the launch of its new campaign, “It Sounds So Good.” Through the campaign, Miss Chiquita encourages consumers to take the brand’s iconic jingle and recreate it with their own personal flair — play it on the ukulele, turn it into a hip-hop jam or even give it a reggae twist — the possibilities are endless.

The 48th Marine Corps Marathon was held Oct. 29 in Washington, DC, featuring more than 23,000 runners — and a whole lot of watermelon!

This holiday season, 1-800-Flowers.com is teaming up with Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to remembering those who have fallen, honoring those who have served and teaching the next generation the value of freedom.

Less than three years after acquiring FreshDirect, Ahold Delhaize USA has entered into an agreement to sell the business to Getir, an ultrafast grocery delivery company. The transaction is expected to close by Nov. 30. The retailer said it made the decision to sell FreshDirect in order to focus investments in its omnichannel businesses.