Tesco news and analysis – Page 215

  • SCOTMID STORE
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    Tesco swoops for Scotmid’s largest store

    2010-04-09T10:17:48.983Z

    Scotmid Co-operative Society has sold its largest store to Tesco for an undisclosed sum.

  • ENGLAND FANS
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    Tesco is England’s official World Cup supermarket

    2010-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has been named the official World Cup supermarket of the England football team, becoming the only supermarket able to display the Football Association’s official England crest.

  • News

    Milk price cut for Tesco’s farmers after fall in costs

    2010-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has cut the amount it pays its dedicated group of milk farmers to reflect lower production costs.Members of the Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) will receive 26.9ppl for their milk from 1 April a fall of 0.47ppl. The price is...

  • News

    Jersey Royal Pearls make branded debut

    2010-04-03T00:00:00Z

    The first ever branded Jersey Royal potatoes went into Tesco stores last week, accompanied by a nationwide advertising campaign.Genuine Jersey Royal Pearl Potatoes (rsp: £1.99 for 330g) are available in 50 stores and will roll out to all...

  • News

    Tesco supplier Seachill faces court fight over fish

    2010-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Tesco fish supplier Seachill is facing a court battle with a supplier over £1.2m of fish. The £200m-turnover whitefish supplier Ocean Trawlers claims Seachill, a UK subsidiary of multinational seafood giant Icelandic Group, owes £1.2m for...

  • News

    Granola on a roller

    2010-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Lucy O’Donnell’s Lovedean granola is leaving its elitist roots for the big time, with listings in Sainsbury’s and Tesco at a lower price. Anna-Marie Julyan reports

  • News

    Grocer 33: Basketful of banter puts Tesco on top

    2010-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Tesco was the only store to offer a full basket this week, and our shopper was impressed by the "very willing" assistant who joked and chatted while leading her to the crisps and chicken steaks.

  • News

    Premier hires Tesco and Danone talent to fuel brand growth

    2010-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Premier Foods has brought in two new directors and created a new role of grocery retail sales director.Mark Tyldesley has been appointed savoury business unit director, replacing Sue Knight, who has moved to Pfizer. He will be...

  • PARLIAMENT
    News

    Tesco denies Byers ‘cash for influence’ claims

    2010-03-22T10:02:18.103Z

    Tesco has denied it attempted to buy political influence from MP Stephen Byers.

  • News

    Budvar thanks Tesco for aiding sales push

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is "ahead of the curve" in dark lagers, according to Budweiser Budvar UK. The company made the statement as it announced sales of its Budweiser Budvar Dark lager had trebled in the past year.

  • News

    Tesco appoints Simister as global sourcing head

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has appointed a new international food sourcing director to expand its direct global sourcing from fresh produce to other commodities.

  • News

    Gressingham brand poussin goes on sale

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Gressingham Foods, which supplies own-label poussin to supermarkets, has moved into the branded poussin market with the launch of two products.Whole poussin and spatchcock poussin have gone into Tesco and Sains­bury’s this week under the…

  • News

    Tesco stocks kosher wine for Passover

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    A kosher wine made exclusively from pomegranates will go into 21 Tesco stores in time for the Jewish holiday of Passover.Galilee Pomegranate Port Style Wine (rsp: £22) and Black Label Dessert Wine (rsp: £18) are produced by Rimon Winery,...

  • TESCO CLOTHING
    News

    Tesco plots move into high fashion with F&F Couture

    2010-03-15T09:56:25.850Z

    Tesco is to launch the first upmarket clothing label by a UK supermarket.

  • News

    New Tesco Finest wines will take range to 100+

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco aims to double sales of its Finest wines with six new launches and more in the pipeline to make the most of a return in consumer confidence for 2010.The new Finest wines introduced over the coming months will take the own-label...

  • News

    Retailers outline plans to employ more under-25s

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's have announced new recruitment and training programmes to help reduce the UK's one million under-25s who are unemployed.Tesco would double the number of apprentices this year, opening schemes to 2,000 new and...

  • News

    Three Mills proves a low alcohol hit

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Broadland Wineries claims to have successfully tapped the trend for low-alcohol wines by selling 2.1 million bottles of its Three Mills range in 10 months.The fruity British variants, which were launched across selected Asda and Tesco...

  • News

    Tesco rolls out Rowe’s hot food counters

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is rolling out hot food-to-go counters next to its sandwich chillers, following the success of Cornish pasty counters in its south west stores. Rowe's bakery in Cornwall said its range of pasties, steak slices and sausage rolls was...

  • News

    Tesco gets new wine manager

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Claire Lorains has been appointed wine category manager at Tesco.Lorains joined Tesco in 2002 and replaces Andrew Carpenter, who has moved to the health and beauty category. She was previously senior buying manager for household.

  • TESCO CLOTHING
    News

    Tesco hands clothing role to ex-Sainsbury’s man Jones

    2010-03-12T10:06:40.220Z

    Tesco has appointed former Sainsbury’s non-food chief Richard Jones as the new boss of its clothing business.