Grocery Update #121: The Ups and Downs of Mexico’s Public Supermarkets
December 03, 2025 | Source: The Checkout | by Errol Schweizer, Grocery Nerd
Access to quality food is an essential human right. Lack of access is an income equity issue compounded by systemic racial and gender-based barriers.
Community Food Advocates and its partners are excited about the promise of city-owned supermarkets and are eager to ensure its success.
We believe the government has a fundamental responsibility and an unmatched capacity to end poverty and its consequence: hunger. To that end, we advocate for high-impact public policy change that ensures all New Yorkers have access to healthy, affordable, plentiful, and culturally appropriate foods.
CFA conducted a robust research project around supermarket access in NYC with the goal of bringing together key partners to identify a comprehensive approach to address the issue. In May 2023, CFA published the study and subsequent “NYC Full Service Grocery Access: Policy Recommendations” based on the study findings and engagement with both local and national experts.