Peapod Grocery Delivery Service Ditches Midwest Market

By Meha Ahmad
A new study suggests that one service already in place in many food deserts could help make it easier to access fresh, healthy food: online grocery delivery. The finding lends support to expanding a pilot program that lets people use food stamp benefits to pay for those groceries.
A new study suggests that one service already in place in many food deserts could help make it easier to access fresh, healthy food: online grocery delivery. The finding lends support to expanding a pilot program that lets people use food stamp benefits to pay for those groceries.
A new study suggests that one service already in place in many food deserts could help make it easier to access fresh, healthy food: online grocery delivery. The finding lends support to expanding a pilot program that lets people use food stamp benefits to pay for those groceries.
A new study suggests that one service already in place in many food deserts could help make it easier to access fresh, healthy food: online grocery delivery. The finding lends support to expanding a pilot program that lets people use food stamp benefits to pay for those groceries.

Peapod Grocery Delivery Service Ditches Midwest Market

By Meha Ahmad
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Grocery delivery pioneer Peapod is ditching Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. Reset takes a look at why the service is leaving its home market for the East Coast and how customers are reacting.

GUESTS: Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ reporter

Mike Demko, CEO and founder of Locai Solutions, a grocery store consulting firm