In late 2019, the cost to ship a truckload of mac & cheese from LA to Seattle was about $2,100. Today it is $4,500, up 115%. This is because demand for physical goods has surged during the pandemic and there aren't enough drivers or trucks/trailers to meet it.

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Morning Brew

@MorningBrew

Dec 13

Absurd stat of the day Canned meat is the food trend you've been sleeping on. Spam sales hit a record high for the seventh year in a row, the CEO of parent Hormel said.

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· Dec 10

Before this announcement, there was no way for the 40M Americans who rely on foodstamps to get their weekly groceries to shop online. True 'Win and help win' mindset going on over @farmsteadapp twitter.com/pradeep24/stat…

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Dec 9

The same week as $DASH's quick commerce launch in NYC and Chicago comes the original pioneer of the model from Turkey

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· Dec 7

We are now painting the Big Apple

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! Can’t wait to read this!

�?️ MIA - RDU - CLT

- would love your help getting the word out as we roll out SNAP support for fresh, free grocery delivery in your cities

A worthy read to understand what’s happening in SF today.

@hknightsf

, thank you for writing this.

sfchronicle.com

She set out to save her daughter from fentanyl. She had no idea what she would face on the streets...

Laurie already lost one child to a drug overdose. Can she save another?

With this

partnership, we now have a clear path towards eradicating American food deserts, while making online grocery a viable option for tens of millions of US households!

progressivegrocer.com

Farmstead, Forage Enable EBT/SNAP Benefits For Grocery E-Commerce Orders

1st online-only food retailer to do so

Grocery partners who run dark stores on

@farmsteadapp

’s �?Grocery OS’ tech stack will have access to EBT payments, with potentially accelerated application review times due to shared, pre-approved infrastructure.

This partnership unlocks an actually usable online grocery experience for SNAP recipients on

@farmsteadapp

- pay the same or lower prices than stores for fresh products, free delivery across a 50 mile radius with 1-2 hour delivery times, and pay no other fees.

Each city’s SNAP recipients will immediately have a new option for fresh food at the same prices they’re used to, delivered right to their doorstep - no need for extra travel.

By the end of Q1,

will be integrating EBT payment support via

@joinforage

into all of our open cities, allowing us to process the special cards required for SNAP payment - the first online-only, vertically integrated grocer to do so.

The

team offers an API for EBT payments, along with handholding to get through USDA approvals. Like us, they are VERY mission-driven.

@jnintal

and his cofounder

@victor_vector

were SNAP recipients personally for many years, and knew the ins and outs of the system.

Farmstead’s mission is to make fresh food accessible to every American. Our tech helps run efficient operations out of dark warehouses that cover a large 50 mile radius. Our customers pay the same/lower prices than stores, get fresh and local products, delivered for free.

At the same time,

introduced us to

and the

team and a solution started to come into focus.

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