Tesco goes peat-free on bedding plants
Tesco has announced it has become the first UK retailer to go peat-free on its British-grown bedding plants. The move, which the supermarket said was aimed at lowering its carbon footprint,

£5m Tesco scheme tackles child hunger
Tesco is launching a new £5m grant programme this summer to help give schoolchildren a healthier, more active start in life. In the first year of the scheme, 5,300 schools will be able to apply

‘UK retail chains should do more to combat potential abuses in supply chains‘
This month, British supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose agreed to pay for audits on British farms to inspect the conditions of foreign seasonal workers and combat abuse. They

Tesco shoppers are not 'getting less food'
Tesco has calmed down customers who feared they were "getting less" food amid complaints over their multipack of peppers changing from a three-pack to a two-pack at the same price. A woman who

Retail campaign in UK highlights the best of South African stone fruit
Extensive promotional activity has put South African stone fruit at the front of consumer and retailer minds and highlighted both the quality of product and consistency of supply. Suppliers of

Aldi was the biggest recipient of the BAPL apples in the UK - February of this year
With approximately 4,000 tonnes of British apples sold by BAPL growers in February of this year, Aldi was again the biggest recipient of the fruit in the UK. The chain was followed by Tesco,

Chickpeas on the rise at Tesco
Chickpeas have become the latest pulse crop to come into fashion as Brits look to find cheap but nutritious ways to bulk out their meals. That’s according to Tesco, which reports seeing

Tesco to lift buying restrictions across certain fruits and vegetables
UK regulator tells Asda to fix competition concerns over Co-op fuel deal Britain's competition regulator has found that supermarket group Asda's 611mln pound ($742mln) purchase of the Co-op's 132