SMC produces Nutribun for most affected communities
SAN Miguel Corp. (SMC) is reviving Nutribun, the vitamin-packed bread, for distribution to charitable groups and critical Metro Manila communities where families have either no access to, or unable to afford, food amid the coronavirus pandemic.
At the same time, the company continues to deliver SMC food products , consisting of canned food, coffee and biscuits, to local government units, checkpoints and hospitals within Metro Manila. The first batch of Nutribuns will be donated to Caritas Manila.
SMC chief Ramon Ang said the bread it started to produce is packed with nutrients and provides instant energy at 250 calories per bun. “This is safe, sufficient and nutritious food for the hardest-hit families facing hunger as a result of the Covid-19 crisis,” Ang said.
Nutribun, which was introduced in the ‘70s, was distributed primarily to public elementary school students as a complete meal, in a bid to combat child malnutrition in the country.
“We will continue to step up and find creative ways to help the neediest and most vulnerable. Panic will not solve anything. We have the means, we just have to work together to win this battle,” he said.
Food donation started in the city of Manila with other cities and hospitals and other frontliners also receiving food donations.
These include Philippine General Hospital, Philippine Children’s Medical Center, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Las Pinas General Hospital, St. Luke’s Medical Center, The Medical City, Mandaluyong LGU, Paranaque LGU, Eastern Police District, Northern Police District and Camp Karingal.
The company said it would prioritize communities and hospitals in the Metro Manila where the most number virus cases have been recorded.