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Lexington’s Mobile Market shows growth; SNAP use up to 35% of transactions
Summary
Sierra Coleman reported the city’s Mobile Market — operated by God’s Pantry Food Bank with Kroger — has grown since 2023 and saw about $163,000 in sales in 2025 across 9,259 transactions; SNAP/EBT participation rose from ~31% to 35.24% of transactions between 2024 and 2025.
Sierra Coleman, Opportunity Officer in the mayor’s office, gave the committee an update on Lexington’s Mobile Market, a 60-foot grocery store on wheels that the city owns and that is operated by God’s Pantry Food Bank in partnership with Kroger. "The goal of the mobile market is to meet people where they are and to improve access to healthy food options in communities that need it most," Coleman said.
Coleman traced the program’s timeline from a 2020 Commission for Racial Justice and Equality recommendation through budget…
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