Timothy Inklebarger
Editor at Supermarket News
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supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson |Timothy Inklebarger
What’s happening with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits? The federal program that focuses on food insecurity for millions of U.S. citizens is on the chopping block and could be cut as much as 22%. That could mean big losses for grocery retailers, particularly Walmart and Kroger. Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and other states have plans in the works to cut soda and other junk foods from the SNAP program.
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supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger
Schnuck Markets has formed a new partnership with last–mile delivery service DoorDash, which will now feature the St. Louis-based grocer on the DoorDash Marketplace, the two companies announced Tuesday. Schnucks will also accept payments made with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dollars on the DoorDash Marketplace, Schnucks said.
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supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger
The executive reshuffling of the deck continued at The Kroger Co. on Wednesday with the announcement that Joe Kelley will leave his position as president of King Soopers & City Markets and serve as senior vice president of Retail Divisions. The announcement comes as Kroger restructures, following its failed merger attempt with Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons last year.
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supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger
Online grocer Weee!, which specializes in Asian products, has partnered with EBT payments processor Forage to begin accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments, the grocery chain announced on Wednesday. The new payment program comes at a time when SNAP funding from the federal government faces scrutiny from elected officials and Asian products are being subjected to massive price hikes due to tariffs from the Trump administration.
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supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger
Strong digital and pharmacy growth helped to boost identical sales for Albertsons in the fourth quarter, but the grocery retailer’s stock dipped on Tuesday, following a reduction in its earnings estimate for the rest of 2025. The Boise, Idaho-based retailer kicked off its earnings call with a message from outgoing CEO Vivek Sankaran, who gave a rosy outlook for the grocery chain. “Within a few months since the termination of the merger, our mojo is back.
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Price gouging by #supermarkets was a hot topic in the news this year, but #grocers have argued that it's the producers who are gouging them. Who's at fault? Here's a lawsuit that focuses on the alleged frozen french fry cartel. What do you think? @SN_news https://t.co/AfZjtkvrlR https://t.co/JqvoyBd3sz
Big changes could be coming for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which faces new scrutiny as the incoming Trump Administration searches for ways to slash the federal budget to offset tax cuts in 2025. - @SN_news https://t.co/Vh7JCrhURW https://t.co/OdcyH8hGAw
A new law that aims to reduce confusion on the “best by” dates of food products, requiring new labeling, has been signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, but it’s still a year and a half away from taking effect. - @SN_news https://t.co/FM0GWwtn07 https://t.co/GQ0tDnKuua