Tesco news and analysis – Page 39
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy leads calls for government u-turn on food waste reporting
Speaking as UN and business leaders met in New York for the Champions 12.3 summit, Murphy said there needed to be “global action across supply chains” led by governments across the world
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NewsAlessandra Bellini ends her Tesco love story after seven years
Alessandra Bellini was recruited by former CEO Dave Lewis in 2017 from his old company Unilever, and became a key figure in the Tesco turnaround
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NewsMeatless Farm launches pasta NPD and ‘For the Tryers’ campaign
Staple Meatless Farm lines are also relaunching into Tesco this month including its plant-based mince and chickenless roast
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s ‘healthy sales’ reporting strategy a positive step, but it’s not all roses
Following a long series of rowbacks and u-turns on the obesity strategy, it comes as a refreshing change to see affirmative action from the government
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Comment & OpinionGrocery delivery is not profitable and stores are the casualties
Online grocery may be the future but the pace of transition is causing death by a thousand cuts, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsThis launches plant-based roast chicken & stuffing alternative
The brand claimed the new centrepiece product had taken a year to develop
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NewsFood companies to face mandatory Scope 3 carbon reporting as Defra readies COP 28 launch
The move will be the first major act of the industry’s Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP), which was launched in February
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KVI TrackerWaitrose price cuts shake up household staples in this week’s KVI tracker
Some of the new prices bring Waitrose in cheaper than comparative products at other retailers
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NewsNatureMetrics wins Tesco award for innovation to track supply chain biodiversity
The award sees the company win a fast-track introduction to the Tesco supplier network and a trial with one of the retailer’s supply chain partners
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NewsOld El Paso teams up with Samworth Brothers for ready meal range
The meals will launch exclusively at Tesco on 18 September
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NewsTesco provides £250,000 in aid after earthquake and flooding disasters
The £250,000 donation from the Tesco Group will go towards the charity’s Disaster Fund
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Comment & OpinionAldi’s biggest price cuts add more drama in retailers’ battle to the bottom
Aldi’s latest price cuts are substantial, and the numbers support that
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KVI TrackerCheese prices slashed in latest supermarket cuts
The average price of a block of own-label mature cheese is now 7% more expensive year on year, but has fallen 5% since last month
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NewsFox’s expands Chocolatey biscuit range with Indulgent Creams
They feature a shortcake biscuit base, topped with creamy honeycomb or hazelnut filling, coated in milk chocolate
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NewsCrosta & Mollica adds quartet of ‘authentic’ biscotti SKUs
All four SKUs were made in Italy using traditional, regional recipes
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Analysis & FeaturesHow do Sainsbury’s Nectar Prices stack up against Tesco’s Clubcard?
How do the schemes match up on prices and breadth of offer?
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NewsTesco CEO Ken Murphy calls for government to raise game on net zero
Tesco is to expand its trial of low-carbon, mostly domestically produced fertilisers
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NewsHolland & Barrett apprenticeship scheme rated highly by Ofsted
It comes as a growing number of retailers call for the Apprenticehip Levy to be reformed
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NewsTesco staff to get body cameras as Ken Murphy calls for store crime clampdown
Murphy also called for the police to be responsible for better communication with retailers on known criminals
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Analysis & FeaturesHow crime-hit supermarkets are turning into fortresses
Whether it’s TikTok mobs, a cash-strapped populace, or organised crime gangs, retail theft is on the rise. Stores are fighting back with a combination of new staff training techniques and high-tech solutions