



"Our partners offer a broad selection of fresh food and pantry staples, and with this expansion, we're giving more families access to nourishment, paired with the convenience of same-day delivery and pickup. We've long advocated to expand online EBT SNAP acceptance, and we're proud to bring this critical service to people in 10 additional states in partnership with grocers that people know, love and trust," said Sarah Mastrorocco, Vice President of Access to Food & Nutrition. "At Instacart, our goal is to continue unlocking access to nutritious food for those who need it most. Leveraging Carrot Payments across e-commerce experiences, grocers can easily accept new payment types online, including EBT SNAP, Apple Pay, PayPal, and others. Instacart Platform enables grocers to accept EBT SNAP through the Instacart App and on their own digital properties built with Instacart Platform e-commerce solutions Carrot Storefront and Carrot Storefront Pro. With today's news, grocers of all sizes can use Carrot Payments, an Instacart Platform solution, to accept EBT SNAP payments online and at scale across 49 states and Washington D.C., reaching nearly 30 million people experiencing food insecurity across the U.S. Albertsons Companies and Sprouts Farmers Market are among the first to accept EBT SNAP online in these states. SAN FRANCISCO, J/PRNewswire/ - Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced that Electronic Benefits Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) can now be used to buy groceries online in 10 additional states – Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming – through the Instacart App and retailers' Instacart Platform-powered e-commerce experiences. Instacart Carrot Payments technology makes acceptance of EBT SNAP available to all grocers on the Instacart App and Instacart Platform-powered e-commerce storefronts EBT SNAP now accepted online via the Instacart Platform in 10 additional states with launch partners Albertsons Companies and Sprouts Farmers Market
