Major Supermarket to Eradicate Food Waste by 2017, Give Unsold Food to Charity

Share it with your friends Like

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

Close

By Christina Sarich

In an effort to eradicate all food wasted in its stores and distribution centers, Tesco says that it will work with 5,000 different charities in the UK in order to give all unsold food to those who need it most.

Credit: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters

Figures recently released by the company suggest that this new program could save 55,400 tonnes of food that were thrown away at its stores and distribution centers across the country in 2015.

The plan is part of a program called the Community Food Connection, which will start with 14 pilot stores, to kick off the …read more

Read more here: naturalsociety.com

    

  • Rating:
  • Views:447 views
  • Categories: Health