DoorDash says it is expanding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Electronic Benefits Transfer payment offerings 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, according to a news release. Consumers can use their SNAP benefits to order SNAP-eligible groceries through the platform from over a dozen new grocers across the country.
With the addition of these new partners, over 6,000 locations nationwide will support SNAP/EBT payment capabilities on DoorDash for on-demand delivery of eligible grocery items, the release said.
Acme Markets, Food City, Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco, Kings Food Markets, Pavilions, Randalls, Shaw’s, Sprouts Farmers Market, Star Market, Stater Bros. Markets, Tom Thumb and Vons will offer eligible consumers more choices to leverage their SNAP/EBT benefits when ordering online groceries from coast to coast, according to DoorDash.
Consumers can purchase locally grown produce, prime cut meats, fresh fish, imported cheeses, international products, a wide selection of natural and organic foods, including bulk foods and more, the release said.
DoorDash says it broadens food access by offering SNAP/EBT to more than 11 million people who are living in food deserts, and over 30 million people living in communities where over 1 in 10 households receive SNAP/EBT benefits, according to data compiled by DoorDash.
According to DoorDash, since the launch last year with multiple grocery partners including Aldi, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and participating 7-Eleven stores:
Over 1 in 6 SNAP deliveries on DoorDash have been made to consumers living in food deserts.
49% of SNAP deliveries on DoorDash have been made to consumers living in low-income communities.
28% of SNAP deliveries on DoorDash have been made to consumers living in census tracts with a higher rate of seniors than the national average of 16%.
47% of SNAP deliveries on DoorDash have been made to consumers living in census tracts with higher rates of people with disabilities than the national average of 12.7%.
DoorDash said it continues to fulfill its commitment as part of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health and provides on-demand delivery of SNAP-eligible groceries to people across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
DoorDash said its work to broaden food access is also undergirded by Project DASH, the company’s initiative to empower social impact organizations — such as food banks and pantries — to work with Dashers and use DoorDash technology to provide local delivery to their communities. Since 2018, Project DASH has powered more than 5 million deliveries of an estimated 80 million meals, according to data compiled by DoorDash.
The company also has extended its two free months of DashPass offer to new DoorDash customers when they upload their SNAP/EBT card. DashPass members can access thousands of restaurants, grocery and convenience stores at affordable prices, with no delivery fees and reduced service fees on eligible orders, the release said.
In addition to SNAP, DoorDash says it has numerous cost-effective options to help consumers save on their order.
