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Tesco and Pampers partner to support parents of premature babies with free nappies

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has partnered with Pampers to offer free Pampers Preemie Protection nappies specially designed for premature babies, in over 350 Tesco Pharmacies across England, Scotland and Wales. One in 13 babies in the UK are born prematurely1 and have skin that is up to two times thinner than that of a full term baby, which makes it highly sensitive to touch2. Pampers Preemie Protection nappies have been developed with neonatal nurses and parents to be extra gentle on even the most fragile of skin. Designed to fit around medical lines…

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Tesco offers travel safety protection to 300,000 UK colleagues as a free benefit

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest private sector employer Tesco is giving all its UK colleagues free access to a personal safety App that can track their journeys and help them to raise the alarm if they don’t feel safe. The grocer has made the wellbeing and safety of its colleagues a top priority and has chosen to invest in offering every UK colleague the Peoplesafe App. The introduction of the app follows feedback from colleagues who said they sometimes felt unsafe travelling to and from work. It helps address situations such as…

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Tesco farmers set to benefit from financial incentives to achieve environmental goals

Stuart Mitchell

More than 400 British farmers across Tesco’s long-standing sustainable farming groups are set to benefit from additional financial incentives and data collection support to achieve key environmental and animal welfare goals. From September, 260 UK dairy farmers which make up a significant part of Tesco’s Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) and who supply Tesco’s liquid milk through processor Müller UK, will earn up to an extra 2.5p per litre of milk if key targets on emissions reduction, animal health, feed conversion efficiency and genetic improvements are achieved, with the group also…

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Nearly a fifth of Brits cannot identify a single risk factor of type 2 diabetes, new research from Tesco reveals

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco and Diabetes UK are urging the nation to learn about the seriousness of type 2 diabetes, after new research uncovered a worrying lack of awareness of the condition among UK adults. The survey revealed that over two thirds (68%) of those surveyed without any type of diabetes or prediabetes have not considered their risk of type 2 diabetes. Figures also showed that the biggest blockers to eating more healthily in the last 12 months are the cost of healthy eating (30%) and lack of time to prepare healthy food…

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Tesco launches campaign to help millions of families

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco is launching a campaign to help families to eat more fruit and veg, as Government figures show fewer than 1 in 10 children and 1 in 5 adults eat the recommended five-a-day [1]. This follows a year-long consultation carried out in communities across the UK and marks the start of a long-term mission to make healthy eating easier for every household. The campaign will run across Tesco stores and online to help incentivise customers to make healthier choices through gamification, offers and recipe inspiration: From 24th July, around 2.5…

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