DoorDash expands SNAP grocery delivery to nearly 2,700 Kroger stores

For a SNAP shopper comparing baskets on a phone, the difference between a sale and a delivery fee can decide where the order goes.

DoorDash expanded SNAP/EBT grocery delivery on May 1 to nearly 2,700 Kroger Family of Companies stores nationwide, including Mariano’s, Fred Meyer, Ralphs and Harris Teeter. The company also said it is waiving delivery fees on first orders from the grocer, a small incentive that can make the first digital purchase easier to try.

The move builds on a broader partnership DoorDash and Kroger announced in September 2025, when Kroger said DoorDash would carry its full grocery assortment across those banners, including fresh foods, household staples and Our Brand products. DoorDash also said Kroger deals, everyday affordability and loyalty discounts would be built into the app. At the time, DoorDash said Kroger had long been one of the most searched and requested grocers on its platform.

The scale of the SNAP push is growing fast. DoorDash said more than 4.5 million customers have already added SNAP cards to the platform. In March 2024, the company said more than 1.1 million consumers had added SNAP and EBT cards; by September 2024, that figure had topped 1.8 million. For DoorDash, the business case is clear: online grocery delivery with SNAP can increase access to nutritious food, save time and make it easier to buy affordable meals, according to the company’s 2024 research.

The federal SNAP online purchasing pilot, authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill, expanded quickly during the pandemic and became available in all 50 states after Alaska joined in June 2023. USDA data showed the pilot had reached 341 retailers by the end of fiscal 2023. DoorDash’s earlier expansion work also said many SNAP deliveries reached food deserts, low-income communities, senior-heavy census tracts and areas with higher disability rates than the national average.

For Target, the point is not whether digital SNAP exists. Target already accepts SNAP EBT for online shopping, and its grocery pages promote same-day delivery, Drive Up and Order Pickup. The pressure is how easy that experience feels when guests are comparing price, payment options, substitutions and speed across retailers.

That is the practical shift Target teams will keep feeling: convenience and affordability are no longer separate promises. They are becoming one expectation, and the retailers that make value easier to use on a phone will have the edge.