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Kroger now accepts EBT payments for SNAP online grocery orders nationwide

CINCINNATI, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 today announced it now accepts EBT payment for digital...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Ag secretary comments on 2022 Household Food Security in the U.S. report

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Economic Research Service released the Household Food Security in the...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Instacart partnership to provide healthy grocery stipend for food insecure in Chicago

CHICAGO, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Wellness West, a coalition of Chicago’s health and safety-net institutions, and Instacart, the leading...

1 year ago 10 minute read

Food stamp spending fuels inflation, group says

With the farm bill set to expire at the end of September, Congress will be under pressure to pass something...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Instacart now accepts SNAP online in all 50 states

With the launch of Alaska, Instacart now accepts SNAP payment online in every U.S. state and Washington D.C., delivering on...

2 years ago 8 minute read

Circana reports sharp decrease in household spending after COVID-era SNAP benefit cutoff

Chicago, July 11, 2023 — The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), historically known as food stamps, has undergone recent changes,...

2 years ago 3 minute read

DoorDash’s app updates includes SNAP/EBT payments

June 28, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DoorDash was founded 10 years ago with the mission to grow and empower local economies....

2 years ago 11 minute read

Debt ceiling deal expands SNAP—slightly

Now that the debt ceiling deal negotiated between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been ratified in the...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Numerator data shows SNAP spending down

Gas and convenience SNAP trips up 17% vs YA; proteins and prepared foods most impacted by end of emergency allotment...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Walmart captures 26% of SNAP grocery spend

7-Eleven, Dollar General, Dollar Tree to also see significant impact from end of emergency allotments CHICAGO, May 17, 2023 (GLOBE...

2 years ago 4 minute read

The coming war on junk food

In their video Week in Review for May 12, my colleagues Greg Johnson and Pamela Riemenschneider discuss an op-ed piece...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Senator Marco Rubio calls for end to SNAP junk food subsidies

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has announced that he will introduce legislation to bar the federal Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Something may be about to SNAP

Some statistics are hard to believe. But that doesn’t mean they’re not true. Here’s one that hit me: households receiving...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Meijer becomes first retailer to support SNAP benefits on Flashfood

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In an ongoing effort to make fresh food more accessible, Meijer BB...

2 years ago 5 minute read

USDA selects five states to test mobile contactless payments in SNAP

Washington — The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is partnering with five states to test mobile payment technology in the Supplemental...

2 years ago 7 minute read

A snap in optimism over food stamps

Politically, 2022 was a pretty good year from the produce industry’s point of view. Biden administration proposals for expanding the...

2 years ago 3 minute read

NGA Foundation receives grant to advance SNAP online programs

January 5, 2023 Washington, D.C. – The National Grocers Association Foundation (NGAF) BB #:163424 has been awarded a $5 million...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Local Talley box program is now SNAP certified

New Certification Will Make Fresh, Healthy Produce Available to More People ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. — It’s estimated that 1 in...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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