Nutribun revived for San Miguel's COVID-19 relief drive: Ramon Ang

San Miguel Corp said Thursday it was reviving the vitamin-enriched Nutribun bread for distribution to communities that are unable to access food due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Contributed photo

San Miguel Corp said Thursday it was reviving the vitamin-enriched Nutribun bread for distribution to communities that are unable to access food due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Contributed photo

MANILA -- San Miguel Corp said Thursday it was reviving the vitamin-enriched Nutribun bread for distribution to communities that are unable to access food due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Each Nutribun packs 250 calories and will provide "safe, sufficient and nutritious food for the hardest-hit families," said San Miguel President and COO Ramon S. Ang.

Ang earlier committed to produce disinfectant alcohol using its Ginebra gin plants.

"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," Ang said.

Nutribuns were popular in the 1970s, during which the breads were distributed to school children.

San Miguel continues to deliver canned food, coffee and biscuits to checkpoints, hospitals and local government units, Ang said. Communities and hospitals in Metro Manila with the highest number of COVID-19 infections will be prioritized, he said.