Tesco

  • Force for good

    MANY SKILLED ex-military personnel struggle to adjust to civvy street but they have many valuable skills to offer employers. Amy Fetzer finds out how a Kuehne + Nagel scheme aims to bridge the gap between the two worlds. No job, no… Read More

  • Campylobacter down at Tesco

    NEW DATA shows that only 9% of Tesco’s chicken now contains the highest levels of the food bug campylobacter. This is below the 10% target set by the Food Standards Agency. This quarter’s results compared favourably to the 15% figure… Read More

  • M&S’s new food redistribution scheme

    MARKS & SPENCER has launched a nationwide surplus food redistribution scheme that will connect all its stores with local food charities and help the retailer meet its Plan A target of reducing food waste by 20% by 2020. Pressure has… Read More

  • News in review

    SALT LINKED to obesity in new study. (Small) bonus for female workers. Blow for minimum price deal on alcohol. Be careful with burgers. Pop star’s plea on climate change.                        … Read More

  • On reflection: Carbon labels

    THEY WERE hot news under Labour, out in the cold when Cameron came in – but the idea hasn’t been abandoned completely.                    Carbon labels were all the rage a few years… Read More

  • Water use in largest companies tracked

    MCDONALD’S, COCA-COLA and Tesco are among the 62 food and drink companies involved in the first ever assessment of corporate water management. In all, 700 of the world’s largest companies are expected to disclose information on their efforts to reduce… Read More

  • My viewpoint: That water is an essential resource for food businesses is a well-understood concept. Much less so is the risk presented by shortages, says Cate Lamb.

    COCA-COLA, BUNGE and Kellogg’s are just some of the major food and drink players moving to strategically address water related risks and opportunities through CDP, the global disclosure system through which a growing number of investors is calling on companies… Read More

  • Lidl under fire for extended payment terms

    GERMAN DISCOUNT chain Lidl has come under fire by British suppliers for its ‘unfair’ extended payment terms which forces many of them to wait four months for money.                     A number… Read More

  • Now for fair pay

    AFTER FAIR trade and fair prices, the living wage is the next source of pressure for retailers and caterers.                             The local Co-op supermarket in North Berwick… Read More

  • Gluten free product sales on the rise

    GLUTEN FREE products have increased in popularity and are taking up a larger proportion of our shopping baskets, according to shopping and comparison site mySupermarket.co.uk.                         Items containing no… Read More