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California table grape growers are offering three types of scholarships to graduating high school seniors from the table grape growing regions of California.

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. are considering a merger of the companies, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Cincinnati-based Kroger is one of the world's largest food retailers, with annual sales of $137.9 billion. For its part Boise, ID-based Albertsons saw $74 billion in sales over the last 12 months.

The third quarter was a mixed bag for eGrocery sales. While September sales slipped 3 percent (to $7.8 billion), the quarter finished up 4 percent (to $24.1 billion) vs. last year, according to the monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. The increase was driven by significant gains in delivery and to a lesser degree pickup.

Equitable Food Initiative's food-safety certification has been recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative. As a result, EFI now satisfies multiple retail requirements in a single audit.  

Duda Farm Fresh Foods, a leading grower of fresh celery, radish and corn, launched its Snacktoberfest sweepstakes to encourage consumers  to get involved with all things fall.

Grimmway Farms hired John Liu as its vice president of food safety. He joins the company with over 27 years of food-safety experience and a proven record as a senior food-safety leader. In his role, Liu will be responsible for the development, oversight, implementation, and management of all facility and farming food-safety programs and compliance. He will work closely with the company's quality assurance and food-safety teams, ensuring Grimmway continues to meet the highest quality and foo...

For three days, foodservice distributors and operators, retailers and social media influencers from across the county rolled up their sleeves and experienced Idaho during its busiest season — the Idaho potato harvest. In about eight short weeks, approximately one-third of all potatoes grown in the United States are harvested, sorted and stored. This massive quantity of potatoes, about 13 billion pounds, will feed millions of people in America and around the world.

Mid-September saw Idaho Falls-based Eagle Eye Produce’s Treasure Valley operation transition from fresh-run onions into its storage crop, and Joe Ange, director of business development, said early season demand had been good and movement brisk.

Litehouse Inc. is kicking off a new multichannel marketing campaign to support retailers and inspire consumers during football and tailgating season. Through a mix of national and market-specific tactics, including programmatic video, connected TV, streaming audio, podcasts and shopper marketing, the Litehouse in the House campaign will help drive awareness and sales for the brand during football season.

Lineage Logistics LLC, an innovative temperature-controlled logistics solutions provider, launched Lineage Fresh, a new strategic service providing fresh storage options for major importers, grocers, and producers of fresh fruit and produce.