Tag: Tesco

Ecover launches first Ocean Bottle with 50% Ocean Plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Ecover has announced a breakthrough in its work with plastic, launching a new limited edition Ecover Ocean Washing-Up Liquid Bottle –the first to be made with 50% plastic waste, washed up and collected from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. As part of their ambition to rethink the way we use plastic, Ecover is also announcing a series of bold commitments, including using only 100% recycled plastic in all bottles by 2020. New Breakthrough Ecover Ocean Bottle with 50% Ocean Plastic Plastic in our oceans is one of the biggest…

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Tesco pledges to back British farmers and help people eat more healthily

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has today underlined its commitment to British agriculture by signing up to the National Farmers’ Union Fruit & Veg Pledge – as well as increasing the amount of vegetables in people’s diets by supporting The Food Foundation’s Peas Please pledge. Designed to nurture long-lasting relationships between retailers and growers, the Fruit & Veg pledge highlights the importance of treating suppliers fairly, reducing food waste and buying more British fruit and veg when it’s in season. Tesco is the first of the Big 4 supermarkets to become a signatory. The move…

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Tesco launches new eco-range

Stuart Mitchell

People are becoming more eco-conscious when it comes to using environmentally-friendly cleaning products for their homes. Unilever’s own report this year stated that ecological and sustainable items are growing at a faster rate than other products. With this in mind Tesco are looking to ecpand their ecological product base with a specific range named Eco Active. In the last year there has been a sharp rise in demand for eco-cleaning products with Tesco also seeing a near 45 per cent rise in sales. However a 2017 report by retail analysts…

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Tesco cuts food waste with greener satsumas and clementines

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has become the first UK supermarket to start selling perfectly ripe greener satsumas and clementines in order to help cut food waste. The move has been prompted by recent higher early season temperatures in Spain where these easy peelers are grown which have slowed down the natural process by which the skin of the fruit turns orange. Despite the skin being slightly green the fruit is still as perfectly sweet and as juicy as you’d find as when they turn orange. Growers, in order to accelerate the colouring process,…

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British apple farmers given helping hand by Tesco after autumn crop hit by ‘frost ring’

Stuart Mitchell

British apple farmers are to be given a helping hand by Tesco after frosts earlier this year hampered the growth of this autumn’s crop. Unseasonal temperatures dropped to -4C at the end of April in parts of Britain and caused a fruit blemish known as ‘frost ring’ which leaves a ring mark around the circumference or a large blemish on the skin. For some growers it will mean a struggle supplying apples to supermarkets because of crop specifications set by retailers governing the overall look and quality of fruit and…

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