Tesco chief: We’ll be food waste-free by February

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“Last year we sold 10million tons of food to the British public. But even if our waste is just 0.7 per cent of the food, that’s still 70,000 tons of food.

“And so long as that food is fit for human consumption, I’d much prefer it to go to people than landfill, or animal feed or fuel.

“Food waste has been talked about for years but if Tesco can make this work, with all of our different stores across the country, then why can’t everybody?”