Shoppers have praised Asda for a £1 children's meal offer that will help struggling families over the summer.
The retailer says children aged 16 and under across England and Wales will be able to get a hot or cold meal for £1 a day across all Asda cafes, seven days a week. Adults will not need to meet a minimum spend to take advantage this £1 deal.
This initiative was launched in Scotland last month and has now been extended to England and Wales. Asda says it hopes to be able to help families tackle holiday hunger by offering these meals.
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There are 156 cafes across England and Wales. There are 12 Asda stores in London and the meals will be dependent on if the cafe is open. If it is open, a cold or hot meal, or both, will be on offer.
Manchester Evening News shared the news on social media and the response was astounding. Carole Kiely said: "Well done Asda! Many places do 'kids eat free', but with a minimum spend or amount of adults, which makes it more expensive than eating at home, but this is truly an amazing deal."
Deborah Jayne Law added: "Such a disgraceful thing that we should as a nation have to rely on a supermarket to stand up and help feed our children because our government is dragging families into poverty. Without schemes such as this there will be many hungry children this summer. Thankyou Asda and all other outlets and establishments for stepping up when our government won't."
Dorothy Clarke wrote: "Well done Asda, but I think it should be any age if still in full time education." Karina Barker said: "I think the fact you don’t have to buy an adult meal is a huge thing for many people. These 'kids eat free as long as adults spend a tenner' promotions are fine if you have the tenner. It’s a sad state of affairs that this is obviously needed though."
And Pam Clifford added: "Well done Asda, cheaper than school meals for those that don’t qualify for free school meal. Shame the school cannot open their kitchens during school holidays."
You can find your nearest ASDA cafe here.
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