InstaCart CEO on EBT SNAP payments: 'We believe grocery delivery and pickup shouldn’t be a luxury for some'

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Instacart currently accepts EBT SNAP for more than 40 retailers across more than 5,600 stores. | Unsplash/Marques Thomas

Founded 10 years ago, Instacart continues to celebrate milestones and give back to its shoppers by waiving fees.

Offering services to more than 80% of U.S households, Instacart has recently beat the drum for a year of increasing partnerships for its EBT SNAP online payments integration.

“We believe grocery delivery and pickup shouldn’t be a luxury for some — they should be accessible to everyone,” Fidji Simo, CEO of Instacart, said in a press release. “We’re proud of the progress we’ve made since launching EBT SNAP payments, and are grateful to our retail and USDA FNS partners for helping us bridge the food accessibility gap for millions of Americans. Looking ahead, we’re committed to expanding our EBT SNAP offering and investing in additional programs that offer consumers more accessible, affordable and nutritious ways to feed their families.”

Instacart currently accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) for more than 40 retailers across more than 5,600 stores as the first and only platform working with the USDA FNS to accept EBT SNAP.

As part of the one-year celebration of making food more accessible to all, Instacart waived the delivery and pickup fees on all EBT SNAP orders from Jan. 1 to March 31 for customers using a valid EBT card, according to the press release.

Instacart's acceptance of EBT SNAP online payments has reached more than 25 million people across the nation who are experiencing food insecurity, the release said. For the past year, Instacart has continued to partner with a wide roster of retailers that accept EBT SNAP, "which now includes Ahold Delhaize USA, Brookshire’s, Earth Fare, Fairplay Foods, Food Bazaar, Harps Foods, Homeland, Little Giant Farmer’s Market, My County Market, PAQ, Inc. (Food 4 Less California and Rancho San Miguel), Price Chopper/Market 32, Publix, The Save Mart Companies, Schnucks, Strack & Van Til, Tops Markets, Wakefern Food Corp., Woodman’s Markets and more."

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