Bonton Farms partners with Kroger Delivery to make healthy food accessible

(The Dallas Examiner) – Much of South Dallas encompasses low-income households with low access to vehicles and a few discount grocery stores. Thus, the area has been designated as a food desert. Though low-budget and non-traditional grocers and community gardens have opened throughout the Southern Sector, many families still lack suitable transportation.To make it easier to obtain fresh, healthy food in South Dallas, Grocery Connect recently launched an initiative to provide free delivery of groceries through online orders, for pick up at nearby designated staffed centers.Related Stories The Bonton Farms initiative – in partnership with Kroger Delivery – offers tens of thousands of nutritious options through Grocery Connect.“This partnership is all about how do we eradicate food deserts? Our mission is to disrupt systems and to do that nationwide. But it’s going to start right here in Dallas,” Gabrielle Madison, president of Bonton Farms, stated in a promotional video. “And why this is so significant is because Kroger and their fulfillment center in South Dallas has really been the turning point on grocery delivery, especially in this area of Dallas.“So what we said was how can we have a partner that really understands how to get delivery timely as well...