Jun 15, 2018 | News, Retailing
Tesco has released its First Quarter Trading Statement 2018/19, and growth plans are on track with total UK and Republic of Ireland (ROI) sales up 3.5%. Tesco’s UK like-for-like sales were up 2.1% as performance improved through the quarter (after taking the timing of...
Jun 13, 2018 | News, Retailing
Tesco has announced it wants to prevent a potential lemon shortage by putting a greener version of the fruit on its supermarket shelves. A lemon shortage in the UK has allegedly been caused by a significantly reduced end of season volume in Spain, which is where the...
Jun 11, 2018 | Ingredients, News, Retailing
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has begun an investigation after claims that traces of meat were found in food classified as vegan or vegetarian at two major supermarkets. The information comes after The Daily Telegraph claimed to have tested ten vegan and vegetarian...
Jun 4, 2018 | Ingredients, News, Retailing
Savoury pastry producer Addo Food Group has recalled a number of its products over fears they may contain small pieces of metal wire. The Food Standards Agency has announced that both Addo and the supermarket retailers it supplies, Tesco, Aldi and Nisa, are recalling...
May 22, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
Tesco is removing its ‘Best Before’ label on selected fruit and vegetables, to help prevent perfectly edible food from being thrown away. ‘Best Before’ labels are put on foods by retailers as a quality indication to show that although they are no longer at their best...
