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# Forage Bets $40 Million That Affordability Is the Next Retail Network

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**Published:** July 9, 2026  
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Watch more: The Digital Shift With Forage’s Ofek Lavian Today, 1 in 8 Americans receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Roughly 1 in 2 will qualify at some point in their lives. That is not a niche at the edge of grocery retail. That’s the mainstream, cycling in and out of eligibility as the […] The post Forage Bets $40 Million That Affordability Is the Next Retail Network appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

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