Morrisons is launching an Eid food box to help customers celebrate the end of Ramadan at home this year.
The £30 box can be delivered direct to customers' doorsteps the next day and is part of a growing selection of food boxes provided by Morrisons to support shoppers during the coronavirus pandemic. Delivery is an additional £5.
The new Eid Festival Celebration Box is being launched as Muslim customers prepare to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr, as the month of Ramadan comes to a close.
Public events to mark Eid and all gatherings at mosques won't be happening this year because of the lockdown so activities will instead be confined to people's homes.
The box includes key celebration essentials such as soft drinks, chocolates, custards and savoury snacks, to help make Eid at home easier for customers.
Noor Ali, Morrisons World Foods Senior Buying Manager, said: "This box contains a mix of products that will help Muslims celebrate Eid Festival after their month of Ramadan fasting.
"Our food boxes are providing essential food for vulnerable and self-isolating customers but can be ordered and enjoyed by anyone."
Morrisons says it is playing an essential role in feeding the nation during the pandemic by providing more ways of delivering food direct to customers' homes as many continue to self-isolate.
The food boxes are available from Thursday May 14 at this Morrisons webpage
What's in the box?
The Eid Food Box features sweet treats, snacks and dessert ingredients to help you celebrate from home.
Your box will include the items listed below, or comparable products of similar value:
Rubicon Mango Juice 1L
Fanta Fruit Twist 2L
Fanta Orange 2L
Coca Cola Classic 1.5L
Lazzat Roasted Vermicelli 150g
Baker Street Large Sponge Flan Case 200g
Ambrosia Devon Custard 750g
Bird’s Raspberry Trifle Flavour Mix 144g
Ferrero Rocher 172g
Celebrations Tub 650g
Shalimar Chilli Lemon Popcorn 120g
Lancashire Farm Bio W/M Yoghurt 1kg
Pakeeza Mango Lassi 1L
M Single Cream 300g
M Double Cream 300g
Razzat Las Malai Standard 75g
Sweetzone Party Mix 200g
Cofresh Hot Chilli Spirals 80g
Morrisons said it had more than doubled its online home delivery slots through a significant increase in store picking for orders.
And the supermarket giant, which operates stores across Birmingham, including the massive supermarket in Hagley Road, is launching a new click-and-collect service.
Morrisons will introduce the new service at nearly 280 stores by mid-June.
Its Morrisons store on Amazon Prime Now is also going nationwide, increasing from 17 stores to over 40 in the coming weeks.
Morrisons has reported a 5.7% rise in group like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, during a "highly volatile" first quarter to May 10.
The group said sales were initially boosted by coronavirus panic buying, then impacted by the initial lockdown and weak Easter trading, before seeing a "significant improvement" in recent weeks.
It said group sales jumped 10.8% over the last two weeks of the quarter, with a 9.6% contribution from retail and 1.2% growth in wholesale.
