Save Mart Fights Food Waste with Expanded Rollout of Flashfood Partnership in Stanislaus County

11-store expansion highlights Save Mart’s focus on affordability, innovation, and sustainability for Central Valley communities

MODESTO, CA – August 28, 2025 – The Save Mart Companies, based in the heart of the Central Valley and one of the West Coast’s largest regional, full-service grocery chains, this week announced the expansion of Flashfood, the app for grocery’s best deals, to 11 Save Mart banner stores in Stanislaus County. In line with The Save Mart Companies’ substantial price reduction campaign that launched earlier this year, the expanded Flashfood rollout will now provide Save Mart shoppers up to 50 percent off fresh produce, meat, dairy, and other high-quality groceries, making food more affordable across the Central Valley while reducing waste.

The Save Mart Companies introduced Flashfood to California shoppers in March 2024, becoming the state’s first retailer to offer the program. Since then, the partnership has grown to dozens of locations, diverting thousands of pounds of food from landfills while delivering meaningful savings to customers.

“This expansion into the greater Stanislaus County area marks another important step in making fresh, quality food accessible to more communities,” said Jordan Schenck, CEO of Flashfood. “This is a community that produces much of the state’s fresh produce, so it’s particularly important that they have access to it at affordable prices. We’re proud to continue working with The Save Mart Companies to bring value to shoppers and reduce the amount of perfectly good food going to waste.”

Using the free Flashfood app, shoppers can browse discounted products at their local participating Save Mart, purchase directly through the app, and pick up their order in-store. Later this year, Flashfood will accept SNAP EBT as a payment method at Save Mart stores, providing additional savings opportunities for the 4.6 million SNAP customers in California.

“At The Save Mart Companies, we’re committed to providing innovative solutions that help families save on nutritious meals,” said Tamara Pattison, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at The Save Mart Companies. “We’re thrilled to expand our partnership with Flashfood across Stanislaus County and beyond, offering even more ways for our communities to eat healthy and save money.”

Flashfood is now available in more than 2,000 stores across North America, diverting over 140 million pounds of food from landfills and saving shoppers more than $355 million to date.

For more information, including a list of participating Save Mart locations and to download the app, visit www.flashfood.com.

About Flashfood

Flashfood is on a mission to feed families, not landfills. The app marketplace connects shoppers with fresh produce, meat, and other groceries at up to 50% off. By partnering with retailers across North America, Flashfood offers nutritious staples at affordable prices while reducing the amount of food going to landfills. To date, Flashfood has rerouted more than 140 million pounds of food from landfills while saving shoppers more than $355 million on their groceries. Flashfood is a B-Corp certified company currently partnered with more than 2,000 stores across North America. For more information, visit www.flashfood.com.

About The Save Mart Companies

The Save Mart Companies operates 194 Save Mart, Lucky, FoodMaxx stores in neighborhoods throughout California and Western Nevada, as well as 11 Roth's and Chuck's Fresh Markets in Oregon and Washington. Proud to be one of the West Coast's largest regional, full-service grocery chains, the Company and its more than 12,000 associates take extra care to provide customers with the freshest food for their families at affordable prices. The Save Mart Companies' philanthropic non-profit organization, The CARES Foundation, provides vital resources for children and families and has donated over $5 million to local communities. For more information on The Save Mart Companies, please visit:www.TheSaveMartCompanies.com

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The Save Mart Companies: [email protected]

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