SNAP program cuts to hit some grocers hard
March 27, 2023
Extra pandemic-related funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will reduce what beneficiaries can spend on groceries by an average of $95 a month. Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen said the cuts will create “a meaningful headwind for the balance of the year.”
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