^{Retaaza Expands Access to Fresh Food Through New MARTA Markets Partnership}

May 9, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Atlanta, GA — May 9, 2025 — Retaaza, a woman-owned B Corp and social enterprise dedicated to making fresh, locally grown food accessible and affordable, is thrilled to announce a new partnership with The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to bring high-quality, Georgia-grown produce and heart-healthy shelf-stable pantry items directly to MARTA transit riders through their MARTA Markets.

With over 60 million riders annually, MARTA stations provide a powerful platform for Retaaza to expand its food access impact by meeting people where they are - on their daily route. The partnership aligns with Retaaza’s core mission: supporting Georgia farmers, reducing on-farm food waste, and combating food insecurity. 

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The collaboration follows a surge of momentum for Retaaza, including the launch of two new weekly Farm Fresh Markets in metro Atlanta, a local mixed produce Wellness Box program that pairs along side nutrition classes and also offers food aid organizers a boxed grocery supplement option, and a Mobile Market that eases the burden of fresh food access by bringing Georgia-grown produce directly into neighborhoods, corporate campuses, healthcare hubs, and faith centers across the state.

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Starting this summer, Retaaza will operate pop-up Farm Fresh Markets at MARTA stations including West End, H.E. Holmes, Bankhead, College Park, Kensington, Doraville, and Five Points. The MARTA Market at Five Points is temporarily closed due to construction. MARTA Markets will offer affordable fresh produce in neighborhoods with limited access to groceries, making Georgia Grown fruits, vegetables, and pantry staples more accessible and convenient. By accessing these MARTA Markets that operate at transit stations, MARTA riders get easy access to fresh food, enabling them to make purchases while traveling on trains and buses.  

As they do at all their markets, Retaaza will continue to offer a multitude of payment options to shoppers including SNAP/EBT. Shoppers using SNAP will continue to receive a 50% discount on the dollars that they spend on produce.  

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“We're excited to expand our food access work across the city,” said Kashi Sehgal, Founder and CEO of Retaaza. “This partnership allows us to serve more Atlantans and bring affordable, fresh, locally grown food to more neighborhoods. We look for opportunities to multiply impact through our work and this allows us to do just that by helping many groups of stakeholders at the same time - neighbors, farmers, and communities all over Atlanta.”

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Founded on the principles that all farmers should be paid fairly, that no food should go to waste, and that every Georgian deserves access to a healthy meal, Retaaza is refreshing the way we feed community through hyper-local connectivity.

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To find a market near you or to learn more about Retaaza’s impact across Georgia, visit retaaza.com.

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About Retaaza:

Retaaza is a Georgia-based, woman-founded, B corp and social enterprise focused on increasing access to affordable, local food by supporting farmers and reducing food waste. By building sustainable food systems that connect communities to their food source, Retaaza helps create a more equitable and resilient food future for all Georgians.

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About MARTA:

Established in 1971, MARTA is among the largest transit agencies in the U.S. and in 2024 received the Outstanding Public Transportation System Award from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). MARTA provides 95 percent of the public transit trips in the metro Atlanta region with 110 fixed bus routes, 38 heavy rail stations, 2.7 miles of light rail, and on-demand paratransit services. MARTA is primarily funded by a 1 percent sales tax in Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton counties and a 1 1/2 percent sales tax in the City of Atlanta. MARTA’s FY 2025 operating and capital budgets total $1.6 billion.

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Contact:

press@retaaza.com

(404) 939-0495

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