IGA & Flashfood Partner to Help Independents Reduce Shrink & Feed Their Communities

Chicago, IL — [September 4, 2025] — The Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) today announced a new Red Oval Partnership with Flashfood, a leading app-based marketplace that connects consumers with fresh food at affordable prices. This collaboration will give IGA’s network of independent grocers access to proven technology that reduces shrink, drives incremental revenue, and delivers measurable environmental benefits.

Through the partnership, IGA retailers can integrate Flashfood’s digital platform into their stores, enabling them to sell fresh items including meat, produce, dairy, bakery, and center-store goods at significant discounts to shoppers via the Flashfood app. Customers browse and pay for these items on their phones, then pick them up in-store.

Benefits for Independent Grocers

• Reduced Shrink: By offering surplus and close-coded products through Flashfood, grocers recover revenue that would otherwise be lost to waste.
• Environmental Impact: Flashfood has already diverted over 150 million pounds of food from landfills. With IGA’s participation, independent retailers will play a larger role in reducing the climate impact of food waste.
• New Customer Engagement: The app introduces grocers to new, value-seeking shoppers while creating loyalty with existing customers through savings and sustainability.
• Operational Simplicity: Flashfood’s turnkey solution is easy to implement and backed by dedicated support to ensure a smooth onboarding experience for grocers of all sizes.

“Independent grocers are constantly balancing operational efficiency with community values,” said IGA VP Brand Development Michael La Kier. “Our partnership with Flashfood empowers retailers to do both: recover lost revenue while helping families save money and protect the environment.”

IGA members and those curious about Flashfood and IGA can attend From Waste to Revenue: Smarter Strategies for Grocery Profitability, the first of two webinars, on October 14, 2025. During the webinar, IGA and Flashfood will share real-world examples of grocers who have cut shrink by up to 27%, captured $28+ in incremental in-store spend per order, and attracted shoppers who visit 3.9x more often. Click here to register.

“Flashfood is excited to partner with IGA’s diverse network of independent retailers,” said Flashfood President & COO Jordan Schenck. “Together, we’ll help grocers improve their bottom line while creating a meaningful environmental impact across hundreds of communities.”

About IGA

The Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) was founded in 1926, bringing together independent grocers across the United States to ensure that the trusted, family-owned local grocery store remained strong in the face of growing chain competition. IGA is the world’s largest voluntary supermarket network with aggregate worldwide retail sales of over $43 billion per year. The Alliance includes more than 7,500 stores globally, with operations in 46 of the United States and over 25 countries.

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.