Food Policy

Nine States Seek $10.3 Million From Kroger After Blocking the Largest Grocery Merger in U.S. History

Apr 4, 2026

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5 min read

Nine States Seek $10.3 Million From Kroger After Blocking the Largest Grocery Merger in U.S. History

Oregon is leading a nine-state coalition seeking $10.3 million from Kroger in legal fees after successfully blocking the $24.6 billion Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

Sysco's $29.1 Billion Restaurant Depot Deal Puts 725,000 Independent Restaurants Under a Distributor That Doesn't Compete on Price

Apr 4, 2026

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6 min read

Sysco's $29.1 Billion Restaurant Depot Deal Puts 725,000 Independent Restaurants Under a Distributor That Doesn't Compete on Price

Sysco's $29.1 billion acquisition of Restaurant Depot puts 725,000 independent restaurants under a distributor that competes on service, not price, and leads in processed food.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

18-Year-Old Builds Garage Microplastic Filter That Outperforms Municipal Water Treatment

Apr 3, 2026

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4 min read

18-Year-Old Builds Garage Microplastic Filter That Outperforms Municipal Water Treatment

An 18-year-old from Virginia built a garage microplastic filter that removes 95.52% of particles at 87% reusability, outperforming municipal water treatment plants.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

RFK Jr. Launches $144 Million Federal Program to Detect and Remove Microplastics From the Human Body

Apr 3, 2026

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4 min read

RFK Jr. Launches $144 Million Federal Program to Detect and Remove Microplastics From the Human Body

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announced a $144 million STOMP program to detect and remove microplastics from the human body. An 18-year-old already built a filter that works.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

OpenAI Raised $122 Billion on Monday. SNAP Cut Refugees Off Food Aid on Tuesday.

Apr 2, 2026

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4 min read

OpenAI Raised $122 Billion on Monday. SNAP Cut Refugees Off Food Aid on Tuesday.

OpenAI raised $122 billion on March 31. SNAP cut refugees off food aid on April 1. Two infrastructure bets in opposite directions in 24 hours.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Lost SNAP Food Aid as New Federal Restrictions Hit April 1

Apr 2, 2026

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5 min read

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Lost SNAP Food Aid as New Federal Restrictions Hit April 1

Refugees and asylum seekers lost SNAP food aid eligibility on April 1 as new federal restrictions took effect. CBO estimates 90,000 cut monthly.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

White House Launches OnlyFarms.gov Agriculture Tracker and Hosts Farmers on South Lawn

Mar 28, 2026

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3 min read

White House Launches OnlyFarms.gov Agriculture Tracker and Hosts Farmers on South Lawn

The White House launched OnlyFarms.gov, an agriculture benefits tracker showing state-level savings and farm support data, alongside a South Lawn farmer event.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

SBA Launches 90% Loan Guarantee for Food Supply Chain Small Businesses

Mar 28, 2026

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3 min read

SBA Launches 90% Loan Guarantee for Food Supply Chain Small Businesses

SBA announced a 90% loan guarantee for small businesses in the food supply chain to boost domestic food production and reduce grocery costs.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

Zipline Hits $7.6 Billion Valuation and 2 Million Deliveries as Rwanda Goes Nationwide

Mar 22, 2026

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4 min read

Zipline Hits $7.6 Billion Valuation and 2 Million Deliveries as Rwanda Goes Nationwide

Zipline raised $600M+ at a $7.6 billion valuation, hit 2 million autonomous deliveries, and became the first company to achieve nationwide drone logistics in Rwanda.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

Feed the Children: How $415 Million in Annual Revenue Becomes 15 Million People Fed

Mar 22, 2026

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4 min read

Feed the Children: How $415 Million in Annual Revenue Becomes 15 Million People Fed

Feed the Children deployed $393 million in program services in FY2024, feeding 15 million people with a 91% program expense ratio on $415 million in revenue.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

TSA Agents Visit Food Pantries at Airports Five Weeks Into Government Shutdown

Mar 22, 2026

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4 min read

TSA Agents Visit Food Pantries at Airports Five Weeks Into Government Shutdown

TSA agents working without pay during five-week DHS shutdown are visiting food pantries at airports as 366 officers quit and security lines hit 3 hours.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

SNAP Cuts Could Kill 70,000 Americans as Iran War Threatens 45 Million More Worldwide

Mar 22, 2026

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4 min read

SNAP Cuts Could Kill 70,000 Americans as Iran War Threatens 45 Million More Worldwide

SNAP cuts projected to cause 70,000 avoidable deaths by 2040 as Iran war threatens to push 45 million more people into acute hunger worldwide.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

The Perfect Storm: Hormuz Closes, Fertilizer Spikes 77%, SNAP Shrinks, and Food Banks Are Already at Capacity

Mar 13, 2026

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7 min read

The Perfect Storm: Hormuz Closes, Fertilizer Spikes 77%, SNAP Shrinks, and Food Banks Are Already at Capacity

Strait of Hormuz closure drives urea prices up 77% as US farmers enter planting season, SNAP feeds 4 million fewer people, and food banks hit record demand nationwide.

Food Policy

Food Banks Hit Record Demand Nationwide as SNAP Cuts Take Effect

Mar 13, 2026

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5 min read

Food Banks Hit Record Demand Nationwide as SNAP Cuts Take Effect

Food banks report record demand nationwide with Great Plains at 43-year high and Omaha at 4x 2018 levels as $187 billion in SNAP cuts begin taking effect.

Food Policy

SNAP Recipients Sue USDA Over Food Restriction Waivers in 22 States

Mar 13, 2026

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4 min read

SNAP Recipients Sue USDA Over Food Restriction Waivers in 22 States

House Agriculture Committee advances Farm Bill 34-17 without reversing $187 billion in SNAP cuts as food insecurity affects 47.9 million Americans.

Food Policy

Farm Bill Advances Without Reversing Largest SNAP Cuts in History

Mar 13, 2026

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4 min read

Farm Bill Advances Without Reversing Largest SNAP Cuts in History

House Agriculture Committee advances Farm Bill 34-17 without reversing $187 billion in SNAP cuts as food insecurity affects 47.9 million Americans.

Food Policy

Nine States Seek $10.3 Million From Kroger After Blocking the Largest Grocery Merger in U.S. History

Sysco's $29.1 Billion Restaurant Depot Deal Puts 725,000 Independent Restaurants Under a Distributor That Doesn't Compete on Price

18-Year-Old Builds Garage Microplastic Filter That Outperforms Municipal Water Treatment

RFK Jr. Launches $144 Million Federal Program to Detect and Remove Microplastics From the Human Body

OpenAI Raised $122 Billion on Monday. SNAP Cut Refugees Off Food Aid on Tuesday.

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Lost SNAP Food Aid as New Federal Restrictions Hit April 1

White House Launches OnlyFarms.gov Agriculture Tracker and Hosts Farmers on South Lawn

SBA Launches 90% Loan Guarantee for Food Supply Chain Small Businesses

Zipline Hits $7.6 Billion Valuation and 2 Million Deliveries as Rwanda Goes Nationwide

Feed the Children: How $415 Million in Annual Revenue Becomes 15 Million People Fed

TSA Agents Visit Food Pantries at Airports Five Weeks Into Government Shutdown

SNAP Cuts Could Kill 70,000 Americans as Iran War Threatens 45 Million More Worldwide

The Perfect Storm: Hormuz Closes, Fertilizer Spikes 77%, SNAP Shrinks, and Food Banks Are Already at Capacity

Food Banks Hit Record Demand Nationwide as SNAP Cuts Take Effect

SNAP Recipients Sue USDA Over Food Restriction Waivers in 22 States

Farm Bill Advances Without Reversing Largest SNAP Cuts in History

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