I can see why knowing how much an individual receives in the way of food stamps is not public record.
Taxpayers are footing the bill; we have the right to know where our money is going.
But notice that the companies are against supplying this information.
The news director — Cory Myers — explained that the multi-year effort is meant to determine more about how the government operates as well as how the government is spending taxpayer money.
The paper was seeking details about how much money from the program goes to every store in the country, which accepts SNAP. While they received some of the information, the paper contends the specific numbers ought to be released through FOIA.
On the opposing side of the case, an organization called the Food Marketing Institute is arguing that revealing the carefully guarded data could have a harmful effect on competition among different markets. They are also claiming the information is commercial, and is therefore exempt from the FOIA process.
https://www.oann.com/scotus-to-weigh-whether-food-stamp-information-is-considered-confidential/