Forty Acres Fresh Market has partnered with Foodsmart to launch a Nutrition Corner in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood along the Soul City Corridor, providing customers with tools and services to support healthier eating.
The Nutrition Corner will feature education resources, recipe cards and information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program and other food access resources.
A community health outreach coordinator will staff the center, answering questions about Foodsmart’s platform and connecting eligible customers to registered dietitians.
Foodsmart and Forty Acres Fresh Market also will collaborate on food demos, cooking classes and other experiential programming to help customers with practical skills for healthier living.
“This partnership is about more than groceries, it’s about creating a business model where access to healthy food and nutrition education are built in,” said Liz Abunaw, founder of Forty Acres Fresh Market. “This is about building a vibrant food retail experience for our Austin community.
“Since 2018 – through pop‑ups, farmers markets and delivery – I’ve worked to close the distance between people and good food. Now, with Foodsmart in-store, we’re layering in real nutrition support (registered dietitian visits, SNAP enrollment support and cooking classes) so our customers get more than groceries, they get tools that make healthy choices feel practical and empowering.”
Foodsmart, which works with more than 3 million members nationwide, integrates nutrition education, meal planning and food access into a single food care platform.
“This partnership shows what’s possible when local businesses and national health innovators work together,” said Jennifer McGuire, chief customer experience officer at Foodsmart.
“Liz and Forty Acres bring the place, the people and the trust. We’re here to support her vision with resources and clinical expertise. By embedding foodcare and nutrition support directly into the grocery shopping experience, we’re creating a model that can be replicated in communities across the country.”
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