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San Francisco, California (June 24th, 2024)

, the mission driven payments company, and DoorDash, the largest food delivery platform in the United States, today announced a partnership to scale SNAP/EBT acceptance on the DoorDash app. Since launching support for SNAP/EBT payments in 2023, over 

 consumers have added their SNAP/EBT cards to DoorDash.

Forage’s partnership with DoorDash aims to accelerate the acceptance of SNAP across the platform, broadening access to food for the 42 million people receiving SNAP benefits, 17 million of whom live in food deserts, and millions more who are on disability, are elderly, and/or are full-time workers and caretakers for their families.

“Our partnership with Forage supports our commitment to increasing access to food,” said Faud Hannon, VP of New Verticals. “Growing the acceptance of SNAP/EBT across the DoorDash app can help families meet childcare and work obligations, relieve seniors of the potential stress of going to the grocery store, and support people with disabilities who face mobility issues by allowing them to access nutritious food efficiently and affordably with same-day delivery.”

Forage's seamless integration, enhanced reliability, and dedicated SNAP experts accelerate the USDA authorization process for DoorDash merchants, reducing the time it takes for them to start accepting SNAP/EBT on the app. Through this partnership, DoorDash merchants will be able to deliver food directly to homes in underserved communities , and enable valued customers to leverage critical government benefits to feed their families.

“Since launching SNAP/EBT as a payment method, over 1 in 6 SNAP deliveries on DoorDash have been made to consumers living in food deserts,” said Ofek Lavian, co-founder and CEO of Forage. “This collaboration is at the heart of Forage’s mission, and we’re extremely proud to play a role in removing as many barriers as possible when it comes to increasing access to food for low-income Americans."

 builds payments infrastructure that processes government benefits, starting with enabling merchants to accept EBT payments in-person and online, and allowing the 42 million Americans who receive government assistance to spend their benefits wherever they choose. Forage is the only USDA-approved third-party payment processor (TPP) that offers their partners best-in-class software combined with dedicated service, enabling complex government payments online and guiding retailers through USDA authorization. To begin accepting EBT online and in-store, visit 

DoorDash, Inc. is an American company operating online food ordering and food delivery. With a 76% market share, DoorDash is the largest food delivery platform in the United States. DoorDash also delivers groceries, and consumers can now order SNAP-eligible groceries using their SNAP benefits through the DoorDash platform from grocers across the country. With the addition of these new partners, over 6,000 locations nationwide.

Forage and DoorDash Partner Together to Scale SNAP/EBT 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (April 24th, 2024)

, an digital app-based marketplace that connects provides shoppers customers with great access to heavily discounted groceries, announced today that Giant Eagle customers who shop through the Flashfood app are now able to utilize EBT as a method of payment. The addition of EBT as a payment option increases the accessibility of the Flashfood program and helps stretch valuable EBT dollars further.

“It is critical to the Flashfood mission that our app is available and accessible to as many people as possible, which is why we are thrilled that Giant Eagle has prioritized adding shoppers who participate in the SNAP EBT program to the Flashfood platform. Our friends at Forage have helped enable this new feature, which can ultimately expand families' food budgets as wide as possible,” said Flashfood CEO Nicholas Bertram. 

“With Flashfood, dollars stretch twice as far on high-quality, nutritious food, and that’s a big deal to any shopper – regardless of how they choose to pay. We’re grateful to have partners like Giant Eagle and Forage who value this as much as we do. Together, this can make a real difference in the lives of our shoppers.”

Flashfood is an app-based marketplace that strives to eliminate retail food waste by connecting consumers with discounted food nearing its best-by date. The mobile app operates in over 1,600 grocery locations throughout the U.S. and Canada.Shoppers can buy items from grocery retailers through the Flashfood app and pick them up in-store at great prices while collectively reducing food waste.To date, Flashfood has diverted over 65 million pounds of food, saved shoppers over $170 million and more affordably fed hundreds of thousands of families.Flashfood is currently working with Meijer, Tops Friendly Markets, The GIANTCompany, Loblaw, Martin’s Markets, VG’s, Family Fare, Giant Eagle, Giant Food, Ren’s Pets, Save A Lot and Stop & Shop. Flashfood is a free app available on iOS and Android. For more information, please visit www.flashfood.com

 builds payments infrastructure that processes government benefits, starting with enabling merchants to accept SNAP EBT payments online, and allowing the 42 million Americans who receive government assistance to digitally purchase their groceries. Forage is the only USDA-approved third-party payment processor (TPP) that offers their partners best-in-class software combined with dedicated service, enabling complex government payments online and guiding retailers through USDA authorization. For more information visit 

Flashfood, the app for grocery’s best deals, now accepts SNAP EBT as a payment method for Giant Eagle customers

 – The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is vital for many Americans, delivering funds to nearly 

 to buy necessary foods and move toward self-sufficiency. Independent retailers are a crucial part of this successful public-private partnership, as 

And while many independent grocers accept 

 in stores, it has been difficult to successfully accept SNAP payments online due to the financial and technical challenges they encounter in shifting to eCommerce. This became especially apparent early in the pandemic, which sent many shoppers online when only eight states and four retailers (

, ShopRite, Amazon, and Walmart) were part of a 

Understanding that challenges still exist for independents wanting to accept SNAP online, Ross spoke with Forage CEO and Co-founder Ofek Lavian about the complexities and nuances of bringing SNAP EBT and WIC online and enabling POS systems to accept these benefits through digital payments. 

 is a mission-driven payments company that helps enable EBT SNAP payments online and 

Third-Party Processor (TPP) certified by the USDA

Forage is a mission-driven payments company that is helping merchants accept government benefits through a single, unified API. Today, over 42 million Americans receive government assistance (ex: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to buy groceries. Starting with enabling EBT SNAP online, Forage builds the financial infrastructure empowering merchants of all shapes and sizes to serve these shoppers online.

The Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) was founded in 1926 to bring family owned, local grocery stores together under the IGA brand. Nearly a century later, the support of a nationally known brand is still giving IGA grocers the ability to better compete, while at the same time, allowing them to stay true to who they are—hometown store owners in a position to meet the needs of their unique communities. Today, communities across the U.S. are being served by second, third and even fourth generation local IGA grocers.

How Forage Tackles SNAP Acceptance Online for Independent Grocers

Forage and DoorDash Partner Together to Scale SNAP/EBT

Flashfood, the app for grocery’s best deals, now accepts SNAP EBT as a payment method for Giant Eagle customers

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Begin accepting
EBT SNAP and EBT Cash.

How Forage Tackles SNAP Acceptance Online for Independent Grocers

Forage and DoorDash Partner Together to Scale SNAP/EBT

Flashfood, the app for grocery’s best deals, now accepts SNAP EBT as a payment method for Giant Eagle customers

Our Investors.

Begin acceptingEBT SNAP and EBT Cash.

Begin accepting
EBT SNAP and EBT Cash.