Policy & Government Affairs

Policy & Government Affairs

Today, Instacart joined a group of companies in filing a legal challenge to New York City’s Local Law 34, which imposes harmful new rules for how app-based delivery platforms must handle deactivations. We want to...

Policy & Government Affairs

At Instacart, we’ve seen that technology can be a powerful tool for expanding access to nutritious food — especially for families who need it most. Every day, we work to make groceries more accessible through...

Policy & Government Affairs

Expanding access to food is core to our mission at Instacart, and it has been a focus of our social impact work everywhere we operate. In Canada, food insecurity is now affecting one in four...

Policy & Government Affairs

As Americans continue to celebrate our nation's 250th anniversary, it's a natural moment to reflect on those who have made tremendous contributions to this country's safety and freedom, often at significant personal cost. For too...

Policy & Government Affairs

UPDATE 7/1/26: This post has been updated with additional information about changes for shoppers in effect as of July 1, 2026, including stricter constraints and requirements resulting from the city expanding the scope of its...

Policy & Government Affairs

Each summer, more than 21 million children who depend on free or reduced-cost school meals lose access to that support the moment school lets out — falling hardest on families with the fewest options. Recently,...

Policy & Government Affairs

When Instacart partnered with the D.C. Department of Health and Martha’s Table last fall to launch the Grocery Access Pilot (GAP) program, we believed it could become a powerful example of how cities, community organizations,...

Policy & Government Affairs

At Instacart, we believe that access to nutritious food, at affordable prices, is a foundation of good health — and that our platform can help close the gap for communities that have historically been left...

Policy & Government Affairs

There’s been growing momentum this legislative session in Annapolis, and in statehouses across the country, around efforts to address concerns about personalized and surveillance pricing. With Governor Moore signing the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act...