By Emily Parker

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Major supermarket Asda has revealed it will be following the likes of Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons to add a well-loved lunch offer to its shelves. The supermarket has now launched its first-ever fixed price Meal Deal, offering hungry shoppers with a main, snack and a drink, for just £3.74, across all stores. Similar to other supermarket rivals such as Tesco , Sainsbury’s and Morrisons , Asda will now offer shoppers with a wide range of main, snack and a drink options which can be picked up on the go, all for a fixed price. As part of the deal, Asda will offer shoppers a huge choice of 132 mains, 336 snacks and 222 drinks to pick from with a range of own label ‘to go’ products like an Asda Chicken and Bacon Sandwich as well as branded favourites such as the Doritos Tangy Cheese Tortilla Grab Bag Crisps and Coca Cola Zero to select. For the best ideas on days out, shopping and parenting issues, get the Manchester Family newsletter here Amy Wotherspoon, Buyer of Food to Go at Asda said: “At Asda, we believe great value should be available to everyone. That’s why we’re launching the new £3.74 Meal Deal that is completely open to all customers – with no app or membership required, and a big range of products to choose from so there’s something for everyone.” The new deal however will replace all existing 3 for 2 deals at Asda’s Food to Go counters, which offered a range of meals, snacks and drinks. While some supermarkets offer a reduced price for their meal deal offer with a membership card, Asda has confirmed its meal deal will not require any loyalty cards, and will be available for £3.74 for all shoppers. Asda’s new meal deal will also come in cheaper than respective non-membership meal deals from Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, with Tesco charging non-members £4.25 for its meal deal, while Morrisons charges £4. Sainsbury’s also comes in just above Asda at £3.95, with or without a membership card. The supermarket’s new £3.74 meal deal also comes in cheaper than Tesco’s £3.85 meal deal, available to Clubcard holders. Morrisons however does offer a meal deal for £3.60, for its More Card members. The launch comes after supermarket competitor Tesco increased the price of both its standard and premium meal deals in recent weeks, for both Cubcard holders and non-members. Sainsbury’s also announced yesterday (September 16) it would be increasing the price of its premium meal deal to £5.50, after charging £5 for the last three years. Asda’s £3.74 Meal Deal is available across all Asda stores, including Asda Express stores, as well as online from Wednesday, September 17. Join our Family WhatsApp group HERE