Aldi is launching a limited delivery service to help those struggling to get essentials during the lockdown.
The popular chain is one of the last big brand names not to have a delivery option but the supermarket has acted fast to roll out this service in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Customers who need a quick and simple delivery of basics will be able to buy an emergency package online.
The parcels will be available to order online at www.Aldi.co.uk/food-parcels at a retail price of £24.99 including delivery.
According to the Mirror, the supermarket will sell food parcels on its website for the first time from Friday, April 17.
The parcels, which will be available to order online, contain 22 essential products including tinned soup, rice and pasta.
Each food box will also include antibacterial handwash and a four-pack of toilet roll.
Aldi’s food parcels will contain the following 22 items
Antibacterial Handwash
Aloe Vera Toilet Tissue 4pack
Choceur Milk Chocolate Bar
UHT Green Semi Skimmed Milk
Rice Pudding
Salted Peanuts
Biscuit Barrel Assortment
Gold Label Tea
Instant Coffee
Premium Baked Beans
Premium Plum Tomatoes
Bolognese Pasta Sauce
Tuna Chunks In Brine 4pack
Bramwells Carrot & Coriander Soup
Tomato Soup
Minestrone Soup
Chilli Con Carne
Basmati Rice 1kg
Fusilli
Part Baked Brown Roll
Sliced Carrots
4 Pack Sweetcorn
Fritz Walleczek, managing director for corporate responsibility at Aldi said the boxes have been introduced to support those 'most at risk'.
He said: "We are committed to providing quick, safe and affordable access to food for all our customers and understand that, for some, visiting one of our stores is not an option at the moment.
"We’re constantly looking for new and better ways to support our customers in these uncertain times and I’m hopeful that these food parcels will make life a little easier for some of the country’s most at-risk people."
Boxes will be limited to just one per customer. The scheme follows in the footsteps of both Morrisons and Marks & Spencer who have both launched similar initiatives to help cope with unprecedented demand over the past fortnight.
