Month: June 2024

Feeding America’s Food Rescue Challenge Aims for 1 Billion More Pounds of Donated Food

June 27, 2024 Feeding America

The funds will be used to support several keys areas of the organization’s work, including: increasing the availability of the most-requested foods like fresh produce, protein and dairy; expanding MealConnect, the organization’s national food-sourcing and sharing platform; helping the network of food banks and food pantries develop plans for sourcing sustainable local products; subsidizing freight for donated food; and expanding the ability to rescue food donations from local grocery stores. …

Shipt to Accept SNAP EBT Payments, Helping Increase Food Access to Almost 74%* of Food Deserts

June 27, 2024 Shipt

SNAP recipients will have access to a discounted monthly membership offer of $4.99, which is over 50% off a standard Shipt monthly membership. This Shipt membership offer for SNAP EBT recipients does not expire at any time and grants members access to all of Shipt’s exclusive membership benefits such as $0 delivery fee with a $35 order minimum and Shipt’s beloved Preferred Shopper feature. SNAP recipients will be able to use their benefits towards marketplace orders from Meijer and Target. …

Walmart Launches 2024 Open Call

June 27, 2024 Specialty Food Association (SFA)

Walmart began accepting applications recently for its eleventh annual Open Call event, inviting domestic small business owners and entrepreneurs to apply for the opportunity to pitch their products to be sold through Walmart or Sam’s Club. …

Kroger Recognizes Zero Heroes Across the U.S.

June 27, 2024 Kroger Co.

To amplify community service opportunities related to Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste impact plan, the retailer developed the youth engagement program in 2019 in collaboration with InnerView—a leading platform to empower student volunteers. InnerView offers paths for students to explore volunteer opportunities, capture service activities, develop skills through impact-driven projects and demonstrate community impact aligned with the Global Goals. …

North Coast Seafoods Launches New 100% Recyclable Packaging, Working in Close Partnership with Disruptive Packaging

June 27, 2024 North Coast Seafoods

North Coast Seafoods is proud to announce its groundbreaking partnership with Australia-based Disruptive Packaging. This collaboration introduces a revolutionary innovation and marks a “first” in the U.S. seafood industry: 100% recyclable and reusable packaging. …