Food retail giant Shoprite Group will now offer R5 meals at their stores countrywide, it was announced on Wednesday.
This as news emerged of South Africa entering a technical recession, following the reported decrease of 0.7% in GDP during the first quarter of 2017, on the back of a 0,3% contraction in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Shoprite, in a statement, announced it was now offering consumers meals for just R5 or less.
The discounted meals have been introduced to help consumers’ money go further, especially among students.
“Food scarcity is a serious issue for many students and Shoprite introduced these meals to ensure there are affordable meal options available to them as well as to the retailer’s customers in general,” Africa’s largest food retailer said.
“As Africa’s largest retailer, Shoprite continues to present its consumers with innovative and value-added promotions in its unwavering commitment to deliver the lowest prices on food and household essentials every day.”
The new R5 meals include:
- Fried Fish – R5.00
- Potato Hashbrown – R2.00
- Chicken Hotdog – R3.50
- Fried egg & Tomato sandwich – R4.00
- Small pap – R2.00
- Pancake – R3.00
- Sweetcorn on a stick – R2.50
- Soup and igwinya (vetkoek) – R5.00
- Boiled egg and igwinya combo – R4.00
Original article: https://www.iol.co.za/news/shoprite-now-offering-r5-meals-9607330