Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. said it has more than doubled its bread production in a bid to serve the poor and hardest-hit communities struggling to eat as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
From 10,000 buns per day when it started baking just a month ago, San Miguel said is now producing more than twice the initial capacity at 24,000 pieces daily.
“Right now, many of our fellow Filipinos, the least fortunate among us, continue to struggle from the crisis we face. What we hope to do is reach as many vulnerable families as possible and help make sure they do not go hungry,” said San Miguel president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang.
“Apart from our food donations, our version of the ‘nutribun’ is another way for us to keep our citizens healthy and nourished,” he added.
Ang said the company’s new ready-to-eat food manufacturing facility in Sta. Rosa, Laguna and flour development center in Ugong, Pasig had produced 284,171 pieces of its “nutribun” version to date.