Tag: Tesco

Tesco launches UK’s largest low-carbon fertiliser roll-out to increase food security and cut the carbon footprint of its veg

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco is partnering with five of its largest field veg suppliers to launch the UK’s biggest ever commercial roll-out of low-carbon fertiliser, which will contribute to boosting the UK’s food security, while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chain. The roll-out is expected to reduce GHG emissions by up to 20% in the first year alone, at no extra cost to farmers. Eight promising fertiliser alternatives will be used across 1,300 hectares in the 2023 growing season, with plans to scale up to a minimum of 4,000 hectares…

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Tesco to use discarded plastic collected from coastal areas in fresh fish packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Plastic waste such as drinks bottles which is at risk of getting into the sea, is now being collected and recycled and used again in Tesco’s fresh fish packaging.  From January many of the supermarket’s fresh Salmon, Haddock, Cod and Sea Bass lines will be sold for the first time in trays that contain at least 30% Recycled Coastal Plastic collected from beaches, coastlines, and coastal communities around the Mediterranean Sea.  The move into the new packaging is expected to remove around 500 metric tonnes of plastic from the environment…

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Supermarket’s shoppers gave biggest ever help to food banks and charities in 2022

Stuart Mitchell

Despite a year which has seen the UK in the grip of the cost-of-living crisis, Tesco shoppers have been their most generous ever in support of foodbanks and local charities, the supermarket has revealed. Tesco customers donated more than 2.4 million meals during the Tesco Food Collection at the beginning of December. That brings the total amount of food donated by Tesco shoppers to the Trussell Trust and FareShare in 2022 to the equivalent of 12.5 million meals. The donations to the Trussell Trust help food banks to provide emergency…

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Tesco Media & Insight Platform unveils new channels for brands and agencies

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco and dunnhumby have unveiled the next phase of the industry-leading Tesco Media & Insight Platform, allowing CPG brands and agencies to understand their customers like never before. At an Upfront event in London Tesco launched new onsite and in-store media channels, announced new self-serve capability, and confirmed several partnerships expanding the offsite channels available through the platform. The increased suite of media options will help brands improve engagement with Tesco customers and offer more personalised experiences. Bringing together Tesco’s extensive understanding of its customers, through Tesco Clubcard and instore…

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Tesco suppliers to use online swap-shop to cut costs and reduce waste

Stuart Mitchell

More than 3,500 Tesco suppliers can now cut production costs and reduce waste by selling or donating surplus stock or products to other suppliers who can make use of them. Tesco Exchange is a new online marketplace that matches suppliers who have too much of a product, for example, crops, by-products, ingredients or packaging, with other Tesco suppliers that need it. It is expected that savings in production costs will ultimately benefit customers too. In the same way that consumer marketplaces work, suppliers can advertise surplus stock for sale on…

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