Tesco

  • Sodexo eggs to be cage-free by 2025

    Sodexo eggs to be cage-free by 2025

    Sodexo has committed to sourcing only cage-free eggs across its global business by 2025. The foodservice operator said the commitment marked a major step forward in its animal welfare strategy and pledged to work with local producers, NGOs and the… Read More

  • Tesco to phase out caged eggs

    Tesco to phase out caged eggs

    Tesco has pledged to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025 as part of a renewed focus on sustainable sourcing. Currently, around 43% of the 1.4 billion eggs sold by Tesco each year come from caged eggs, also known… Read More

  • Foodservice should tell its own ugly veg story

    Foodservice should tell its own ugly veg story

    Never one to pass up a PR opportunity, Tesco chose the second week of Wimbledon to publish a blog from its commercial director Matt Simister on how its range of Perfectly Imperfect strawberries have been “literally flying off the shelves”… Read More

  • Redistribution serves up 18 million meals

    Redistribution serves up 18 million meals

    A total of 9,072 tonnes of “waste” food was redistributed by Fareshare in 2015/16, 25% more than the previous year. It was enough to provide the equivalent of 18.3 million meals to people in need, but represents only 2% of… Read More

  • Veggies let down by sandwich choice

    Veggies let down by sandwich choice

    High street sandwich sellers must do more to offer customers vegetarian and vegan options, an environmental group has said. Eating Better found that only 4% of over 500 sandwiches it surveyed were plant-based, meaning they did not contain meat, fish,… Read More

  • Suppliers sunk by food price wars

    Suppliers sunk by food price wars

    Tumbling prices caused by supermarket price wars were responsible for a huge spike in the number of food suppliers going out of business last year. The number of producers entering insolvency hit 162 in 2015, more than triple the number… Read More

  • Behind the Headlines: Tesco’s farm fudge

    Behind the Headlines: Tesco’s farm fudge

    The supermarket’s refresh of its fresh produce ranges using ‘fake’ farms has left a sour taste, but it won’t last for long, says David Burrows. Poor old Tesco: just when it seems to have come up with a decent idea,… Read More

  • Grocery guide for buying British

    Grocery guide for buying British

    The NFU has made it easier for shoppers to buy British. A new online supermarket sourcing guide shows where the major retailers source their meat, dairy and fresh produce. It’s taken 12 months to produce the guide, but it couldn’t… Read More

  • Tesco under fire for fictitious branding

    Tesco under fire for fictitious branding

    Tesco has found itself on the receiving end of a backlash against its fictitious fresh produce branding. The retailer has introduced 76 new lines across seven different farm brands – including Redmere Farms for vegetables and Boswell Farms for beef… Read More

  • Every little helps: supermarket’s big food waste plans

    Every little helps: supermarket’s big food waste plans

    Tesco has launched a two-pronged assault on food waste, as the country’s largest retailers scramble to get ahead of new legislative proposals. First off, the supermarket announced a nationwide initiative to redistribute food from all its stores to charity. The… Read More