New Online Toolkit Offers Guidance to Grantees Looking for Partners in Retail Grocery

The toolkit was put together to help GusNIP grant recipients, or grantees, acclimate themselves to the challenges involved in partnering with grocery stores.  It contains 54 resources, including project planning guidance, information on point-of-sale technology, background on the grocery industry and more, including a grocery project-planning tool.

DoorDash Expands Food Access for SNAP Customers With New Grocery Partners

March 15, 2024 DoorDash

DoorDash, the local commerce platform, is proud to expand its SNAP/EBT payment offering with additional grocers to make fresh food accessible to more people. Since launching support for SNAP/EBT payments in 2023, over 1.1 million consumers have added their SNAP/EBT cards to DoorDash.

Nearly 2,500 Independent Grocery Stores Ask Congress to Oppose SNAP Restrictions

February 23, 2024 National Grocers Association

The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, alongside independent community grocers nationwide, sent a letter today to Congress opposing recent efforts within the FY2024 House Agriculture Appropriations bill to restrict SNAP purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Meijer Now Offering SNAP Participants a Discount on Milk Purchases

December 28, 2023 Meijer 

In an effort to increase access to healthy food and beverages, Midwest retailer Meijer is now offering SNAP participants special discounts on select milk products.

SNAP Healthy Fluid Milk Incentive Program Expands to Additional 575 Stores in 16 States with Award to Auburn Hunger Solutions Institute

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released grant-approval to significantly expand the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects (HFMI)—a program established by Congress in the 2018 Farm Bill and one of the Department’s key nutrition incentive programs for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).