MORRISONS will produce and deliver more than 100,000 food boxes a week aimed at vulnerable and self-isolating people, the supermarket has announced.
The stores, which began producing the boxes for next-day delivery just over two weeks ago, will up production to more than 100,000 per week by next week and a spokesman said it aims to double that capacity over coming weeks.
Chief executive David Potts said: "These food boxes are a lifeline for many customers at this very difficult time and are providing essential food to people that either cannot leave their home or struggle to reach the supermarket.
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"They are one of the ways we are playing our full part in feeding the nation."
The boxes are priced from £30 and are delivered to customers' doors by DPS.
The supermarket is introducing two new boxes, the Morrisons market kitchen meal box which will provide eight ready meals for £30 and the Morrisons British meat box which will include enough meat for over 38 meals at a cost of £45.
A spokesman for the store said they were also being delivered to hospitals, care homes and sheltered accommodation for NHS and care workers.
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