Morrisons has increased the capacity of its meal delivery service for school children entitled to free school meals whilst schools remain closed.
The Morrisons School Meal Box costs £15 and provides at least £15 worth of food to the children who need it most. It has been developed in partnership with Morrisons nutritionist Dr Hayley Marson to ensure the items included are nutritious and there is no delivery charge.
Schools in England can claim back the costs from the government as part of the free school meals programme.
Since November, Morrisons’ stores have been working with their local schools to provide isolating kids who would normally be eligible for free-school meals with food for breakfast and lunches.
Now, tens of thousands of Morrisons School Meal Boxes can be provided each week as Morrisons is moving the fulfilment out of stores and into its Food Box manufacturing team. It is also partnering with DPD to deliver the boxes directly to pupils’ homes, free of charge.
The Morrisons School Meal Box provides enough food for one child to have five breakfasts and five lunches.
Schools who wish to place an order just need to follow this link and complete the form: https://www.morrisons.com/schools/order/. Boxes are delivered Monday to Friday and when ordered before 10am are delivered the next working day. Parents will be provided with tracking information by DPD.
Marcus Rashford, MBE, Footballer and campaigner on child hunger, said: "The purpose of forming the Child Food Poverty Taskforce was to demonstrate a strong commitment from the food industry to protect those most vulnerable across the UK. With shared values and ambitions, we have demonstrated power in unity across competitor businesses and I have been proud of initiatives members have rolled out in response to child hunger in recent months. Morrisons has acted by example in covering the deficit caused by children isolating and now acting to guarantee children on free school meals receive the substance and nutrition that they require and deserve during what is a difficult time for all. A big thank you to all involved."
