"Final passage of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (S. 3307) is a top priority for the Food Marketing Institute and our nation’s supermarkets this Congress. It is critical to lay the groundwork for a smooth transition for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) customers to use an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) for their transactions. It will increase efficiency and reduce participant stigma associated with the use of paper coupons. Supermarkets are proud to provide access to healthy food choices and want to provide an efficient and modernized checkout experience for WIC mothers who shop in our stores. We encourage the Senate to begin consideration of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.
Food Marketing Institute proudly advocates on behalf of the food retail industry. FMI’s U.S. members operate nearly 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing a combined annual sales volume of almost $770 billion. Through programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations, FMI offers resources and provides valuable benefits to more than 1,225 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI membership covers the spectrum of diverse venues where food is sold, including single owner grocery stores, large multi-store supermarket chains and mixed retail stores. For more information, visit www.fmi.org and for information regarding the FMI foundation, visit www.fmifoundation.org.
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