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Tesco creates 16,000 new permanent roles

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced that it will create 16,000 new permanent roles to support the exceptional growth in its online business. These 16,000 jobs are in addition to the 4,000 permanent jobs already created since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The roles will include 10,000 pickers to assemble customer orders and 3,000 drivers to deliver them, plus a variety of other roles in stores and distribution centres. The supermarket expects the majority of these roles to be filled by colleagues who joined on a temporary basis at the start of…

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Tesco announces extension of improved payment terms for small suppliers

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced it will be extending its improved payment terms for its smaller suppliers until 31 January 2021. Nearly 2,000 suppliers will continue to have their invoices paid immediately, instead of the usual 14 days. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, smaller suppliers have been amongst the hardest hit in the food industry. This extension of Tesco’s improved payment terms will mean small businesses will continue to be supported throughout the busy Christmas period and beyond. Chief Product Officer, Andrew Yaxley said: “With uncertainty in the food sector…

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Tesco reaches 50 million milestone for meal donations

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has donated more than 50 million meals of surplus food from its stores to charities and community groups over the past five years, the supermarket revealed today. The food has been donated through the Community Food Connection scheme it operates with food redistribution charity FareShare. Every Tesco store in the UK participates in the scheme, which is celebrating five years of helping communities across the country. Each month more than a million meals of food are donated. Since the start of the pandemic almost 700 new groups have signed…

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Tesco to fund allergy research through sales of Free From products

Stuart Mitchell

As part of a new partnership, Tesco donated 10p from the sale of every Tesco Free From product to the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, during World Allergy Week (28 June – 4 July).  The proceeds of the campaign will help fund research into allergies. The Foundation was set up by the parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse who died in 2016 after an allergic reaction to sesame in a baguette. Its aim is to fund and support pioneering allergy research and bring about positive change. Last year, the Foundation successfully lobbied for…

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Tesco donates almost £250,000 to mark Pride festival

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco will donate almost a quarter of a million pounds to LGBTQ+ charities to celebrate this year’s Pride festival and support the LGBTQ+ community. As a longstanding supporter of Pride, Tesco was last year’s headline sponsor for London Pride and supported 42 other events across the UK. Andrew Yaxley, Chief Product Officer and Exec Sponsor of LGBTQ+ at Tesco, said: “I am delighted that through these donations we are able to support three very deserving charities, who in turn help thousands of individuals in the LGBTQ+ community every year. We…

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