Peapod Partners With Feeding America For September's Hunger Action Month

CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Hunger Action Month, Peapod, the country's leading online grocer, has joined Feeding America in the fight against hunger. From September 14^th to September 27^th, Peapod will donate $1 to Feeding America for every one of its Peapod meal kits sold, up to $10,000. For every $1 donated, Feeding America provides 11 meals to families in need. Peapod customers can choose from over 25 varieties of the family-friendly meal kits to add to their regular grocery cart.

"We're proud to work with Feeding America in the national fight against hunger," said Carrie Bienkowski, Peapod's Chief Marketing Officer. "We are members of the communities we serve and want to do our part to ensure every family has enough to eat. We believe access to fresh food is a right, not a privilege."

"Forty one million Americans are food insecure, including nearly 13 million children," said Nancy Curby, Senior Vice President, Corporate Partnerships & Operations, Feeding America. "Hunger Action Month was created to draw attention to this massive issue and inspire everyone to get involved. We are grateful to Peapod for helping to increase awareness about the issue of hunger and support people in need."

Peapod will be updating this online tracker with how many meals have been donated to date. For more information and to shop the meal kits on Peapod, visit www.Peapod.com and the brand's social channels: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

About Peapod
Peapod, an Ahold USA company, is America's leading online grocer with over 40 million orders delivered to date. Peapod's intuitive, inspiring website and award-winning mobile app allow customers to shop faster and smarter as well as save time and money with each order. Peapod is an easy and convenient solution for the busy consumer shopping for fresh groceries, pantry staples and meal solutions. Peapod offers delivery to both homes and businesses, and has over 200 pick-up locations.  Peapod is available in 24 metro markets across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia.

About Feeding America
Feeding America is the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. Together, we provide food to more than 46 million people through 60,000 food pantries and meal programs in communities across America. Feeding America also supports programs that improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we can solve hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

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