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Fast Food Chains Lobby for the Use of Food Stamps in Restaurants
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jun 30, 2011 11:29am |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | Timi Gustafson RD |
| News Date | Monday, June 20, 2011 02:20:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Yum! Brands, the parent company of several national fast food chains, including KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is lobbying the Kentucky state government to allow the use of food stamps in its restaurants. If the change in the law passes, Kentucky will join a very short list of only three other states – Michigan, Arizona and California – that permit food stamps to be used this way.
As reported by the local newspaper, the Courier Journal, Louisville-based Yum! intends to accept so-called EBT cards for payment, which proponents say will provide a much needed service for food stamps recipients who otherwise have difficulties to find a ready-cooked meal. |
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