Tag: Asda

Asda Fights Food Waste with Whywaste

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has collaborated with Whywaste on a new data solution which will simplify the supermarket’s mark-down process and in doing so, reduce food waste. Whywaste’s digital date checking solution identifies products which are close to their expiry date, so colleagues in store can mark down efficiently before products reach their expiry date. This new technology means that Asda colleagues no longer need to look at all the products but receive information via an app on products which are about to expire. As a result, no product can be overlooked and…

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Asda donates £100,000 to FareShare to support charities and faith groups throughout Ramadan

Stuart Mitchell

Asda will be donating £100,000 to FareShare to support charities and faith groups during Ramadan. Asda has donated over £10 million in five years to help FareShare support over 10,500 charities across the country. “We’re extremely grateful for Asda’s ongoing support and we’re proud to be working hard to get good food to communities and faith groups throughout Ramadan and all year round.”Lindsay Boswell, Chief Executive, FareShare The donation will support food contributions made by Asda, with the equivalent of 6.6 million meals donated by its stores depots and home…

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Asda launches employment support package for Ukrainian refugees

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has announced it will offer Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK a guaranteed job interview and provide specialist support to those who are recruited as Asda colleagues. The supermarket currently has around 1,500 salaried and hourly-paid roles available in its stores, warehouses and within its sourcing and procurement arm IPL and would welcome applications from Ukrainian refugees to fill these roles. Asda has also confirmed that it will make a colleague discount card and access to wellbeing support services immediately available to any Ukrainian refugees joining the business, with…

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Asda is the first UK retailer to introduce Apeel’s plant-based protection to increase shelf life and help reduce food waste

Stuart Mitchell

Asda is set to begin a significant new programme in partnership with Apeel Sciences, which will introduce Citrus fruits and Avocados with plant-based protection in c150 stores, to increase shelf life and prevent food waste. It will be the first time that this technology has been used on this scale in the UK. Apeel’s plant-based protection is made from the same materials found in peels, seeds & pulp and its aim is to slow down the spoiling process. It works by sealing moisture in and keeping oxygen out so that…

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Asda and the Asda Foundation to provide £1m support package for Ukrainian families and remove Russian products from sale

Stuart Mitchell

Asda and its charity, the Asda Foundation, have announced a £1m package to support displaced Ukrainian families in Europe and the UK. The supermarket is providing immediate support for families forced to leave their homes in the aftermath of the Russian invasion and long-term support for Ukrainian refugees that arrive in the UK. The support package includes the following measures: Pledging £100k in Asda Foundation support to national UK-based refugee support groups. Making Asda Foundation grants of up to £580k available to support local and grass-roots refugee groups across the…

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