Tag: Tesco

‘Ripen at home’ bananas launched to help shoppers cut down on food waste

Stuart Mitchell

Shoppers are to be given more choice when buying bananas so that they can cut down on food waste in the home – thanks to a new move by Tesco. Bananas are among the most popular foods bought at UK supermarkets – but also one of the most wasted because they ripen very quickly. According to latest available data*, every day UK householders throw away one million bananas. But now customers will have more shelf-life flexibility at home as Tesco add ‘ripen at home’ bananas to their range. The move…

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Tesco and leading health charities urge UK Government to mandate health transparency across food industry

Stuart Mitchell

 Tesco teams up with 3 leading UK health charities to support the nation’s health. In an open letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary, Tesco and its three leading health charity partners are urging the UK Government to make healthier food sales reporting mandatory for all supermarkets and major food businesses.   At its Health Charity Partnership summit last week, Tesco Group CEO Ken Murphy met with CEOs from Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK to discuss how they can help people lead longer, healthier lives.…

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Four major supermarkets launch joint campaign to help fight hunger in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

One in seven people go hungry in the UK, 2.7 million of them children and in community centres, schools and shelters across the country, the demand for meals is only increasing. The food industry working together:The food industry is joining forces to help tackle the issue, at scale, through a new campaign and a new coalition. On May 19th, the Let’s make a meal of it campaign launches across four major supermarkets – one of the most ambitious retailer collaborations to date, to help fight hunger in the UK. It…

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Tesco completes major enhancement in chicken welfare

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced it has successfully completed a significant enhancement in welfare standards for all its core fresh chicken ranges. The change ensures customers can access chicken that is raised with more space to perch and move around, while maintaining the same great value. All Tesco fresh British chicken is now grown with birds that have 20% more space than the industry standard. This allows them additional room to express their natural behaviours. To help support British agriculture, the retailer has reaffirmed its commitment to sourcing all its fresh chicken…

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Tesco bolsters support for British farmers as it relaunches Sustainable Farming Group for pigs

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced further support for its British farmers and suppliers with the relaunch and extension of its Tesco Sustainable Pig Group (TSPG). The group, developed in partnership with Tesco’s long-term supplier, Cranswick, will cover all production methods used in the UK and include farms of varying sizes. Tesco estimates the group could be worth at least £670m over the initial three years of the scheme. The group will initially produce all Tesco’s Finest fresh pork, with the ambition of tripling in size over the next three years to produce…

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