Food

Shopping for Kosher Items

This month, you may notice some customers indicating a particular request for their grocery items — most often, meats — to be kosher. What does it mean to be Kosher?

Kosher items are prepared following strict religious guidelines within the Jewish faith…

Managing the Meat Counter

Every Instacart order is different. But orders with items from the meat or seafood counters, especially if you…

Keeping food safe during the warm summer months

As summer approaches and temperatures continue to rise, Instacart wants to reiterate the importance of safely handling food while providing shopping and delivery services for your customers.

Kum..qWhat? Meet the Exotic Fruits

Selecting ripe apples, plump raspberries or juicy blueberries is likely second nature to you, as a…

Help! This food is foreign to me!

When shopping for a diverse range of customers, you’ll likely encounter foods you’ve never heard of before. Not to worry! Here are some quick tips to help you track down unusual items.

What in the world is ham salad?

In Operations, we try to put ourselves in the shoes of the Shopper as often as possible.