A food desert is an area where affordable and healthy ... Instead, there might be more fast food chains and convenience stores that carry cheaper but more processed, unhealthy foods.

Food deserts extract financial and social value ... Other cities have figured out how to incentivize grocery chains to come to underserved neighborhoods with tax breaks, grants or public-private ...

For nearly a decade, a Central Texas community has waited with bated breath to see if they would one day welcome an H-E-B, ...

The recent influx of large chains reflects a shift towards more corporate-driven development, and these changes are only exacerbating the food desert crisis. What’s missing from the current ...

Chicago officials have backed away from plans for a city-owned grocery store, and private chains have proven unreliable. But community organizations continue innovating to meet residents’ needs.

The grocery chain cited a number of reasons for its ... it also served a fresh food desert out here,” Berk said. “[Daily Table] was really the only place in downtown or near downtown where ...