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Wegmans Food Markets has begun accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) electronic benefits transfer (EBT) payments for Instacart online grocery orders chainwide.
San Francisco-based Instacart said Wednesday that all 106 Wegmans supermarkets in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia and North Carolina now enable SNAP beneficiaries ordering groceries through the Instacart online marketplace and mobile app to use their EBT cards to complete purchases.
“The introduction of EBT SNAP payments for online orders increases accessibility to our wide selection of groceries, including fresh, wholesome and packaged foods, throughout our communities. This is incredibly important for our customers and our company, as we strive to help people live healthier, better lives through food,” Erica Tickle, vice president of e-commerce at Wegmans, said in a statement.
Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans and Instacart partnered to gain approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service to accept EBT SNAP payments. Under the SNAP Online Purchasing...