Marketplace - Nov. 12, 2008
Quest cards help local, low-income people
For decades, low-income people paid for their food with a ticket-like tender called "food stamps." Today, the stamps have been replaced with Quest cards. More than 148,000 people in Milwaukee have a Quest card, and although they are not required to, most grocery stores accept them. Some, however, do not. We wondered why.
Tags: food stamps, quest cards, SNAP, FoodShare Wisconsin, Hunger Task Force, WIC, Sherrie Tussler, The Outpost, Sendik's, grocery stores, low-income people

Marketplace - Feb. 28, 2007
Seven questions for the Whole Foods concierge
Ever wonder who replies to all of those comments and suggestions at the Whole Foods on Milwaukee's East Side. An intern maybe? Maybe the store's general manager? A committee of experts? Nope, it's one individual. Her name is Emily Schnadt.
Tags: Whole Foods, Emily Schnadt, comment cards, suggestion box, cow bell, grocery stores, East Side