Tesco news and analysis
Tesco is the largest supermarket in the UK. With more than 3,000 retail stores in Britain, it operates across Extra hypermarkets, supermarkets and in the convenience space, with the Express format. It also runs the market-leading customer loyalty programme Tesco Clubcard. Online business, Tesco.com, offers home delivery and click & collect services. The Grocer runs Tesco news, analysis, insight and opinion.
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NewsUnilever quizzed over climate whistleblower claims with Tesco next in firing line
Campaign group ShareAction will question Unilever over its resilience planning and food supply chain management in the face of climate change
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KVI TrackerRustlers shrinks microwave burgers, citing inflationary pressures
‘Our core focus is to provide the best-value products,’ said Rustlers owner Kepak
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NewsJuicy Marbles launches plant-based Pork-ish protein
Pork-ish is a mini loin and the brand’s ‘most affordable whole cut’ to date
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NewsTesco increases meal deal price by £3
Tesco has increased the price of its Tesco Finest dine-in meal deal by 25%.
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NewsPlenish unveils juice shots range for kids and revamped dosing bottle
The innovations represented ‘a significant next step in the shots category’, said owner Carlsberg Britvic
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NewsWotsits adds Mac ‘n’ Cheese meals in partnership with Samworth Brothers
The range would ‘spark impulse purchases in a traditionally older-skewing market’ said Wotsits owner PepsiCo
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NewsMinimally processed plant-based ingredient Veg’chop launches in Tesco
Veg’chop is made from pulses, seeds and veg with a savoury, seasoned and slightly nutty flavour
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NewsTesco legend Sir Terry Leahy warns government food strategy ‘fighting on too many fronts’
Leahy said the new Food Strategy Advisory Board (FSAB) had been given too many ‘cross-cutting’ objectives
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Range PreviewTesco to roll out Rondanini’s new Spanish-inspired range
Will Brits swap burritos for bravas? DeNada’s new range of Spanish-inspired ready meals hopes they’ll say sí
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Deliveroo’s white label offer tempt supermarkets?
Deliveroo Express is set to rival an established Uber Eats service
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NewsDRS launch on track as government approves industry’s bid
Execs from Tesco, Heineken, Co-op and Coca-Cola are on the board of the UK DMO
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NewsCauldron launches Butternut & Red Chilli Bites to capitalise on snack growth
The new snack line builds on the success of Cauldron Middle Eastern Falafels and is a source of protein, high in fibre and low in saturated fat
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Grocer 33Tesco Kingsway, Dundee: Grocer 33 store of the week
Store manager Darren Fraser on crime prevention, Easter sales and Tesco’s results
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Grocer 33High Grocer 33 scores for giant Tesco and small Waitrose stores
Winner Tesco Dundee had ‘very high standards’, our mystery shopper reported
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NewsAston Manor expands Crumpton Oaks cider lineup with fruited duo
The ciders are available in Tesco in pint cans (rsp: £1.50)
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KVI TrackerHot cross buns up 44% this year amid tight sultana and butter supplies
Twenty-two hot cross bun lines are pricier this year than last
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NewsAsda poaches James Goodman from Tesco as Hayley Tatum leaves
James Goodman, who is currently people director for Tesco UK & Ireland, will join Asda ‘later this year’ to replace Hayley Tatum
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s puny price war causes bizarre run on Tesco share price
Tesco’s magnificent results and diverse armoury of weapons overlooked by over-reacting investors
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Grocer 33Tesco Chesterfield: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re a very large home shopping store, and about 20% of the colleagues are part of that, either as drivers or personal shoppers’
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Grocer 33Large Tesco in Chesterfield offers our shopper ‘everything you need’
Our mystery shopper was impressed with the staff at Tesco Chesterfield