It has been announced by Tesco that a new commitment to zero food waste has been launched on Friday with a number of other grocers backing and joining to support food poverty charity FareShare.
The scheme has rolled out in 15 areas across the UK this week such as Manchester, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Southampton, it will also be rolling out also to Leeds, Kent, West Midlands and Leicester in the coming months.
This scheme will reach all large Tesco stores by the end of 2016 and all other stores by the end of 2017.
The chief executive officer Dave Lewis for Tesco said they believe that no food which couldn’t be eaten should be wasted – that is why they have committed that no surplus food should go waste from their stores.
Tesco chief executive officer Dave Lewis said “We believe no food that could be eaten should be wasted – that’s why we have committed that no surplus food should go waste from our stores,” and “We know it’s an issue our customers really care about, and wherever there’s surplus food at Tesco stores, we’re committed to donating it to local charities so we can help feed people in need.”