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| 10.04.2025 | Tesco's Trolley Wars: A Battle for Market Dominance | The grocery landscape in the UK is a battlefield. Tesco, the titan of supermarkets, has just reported profits that exceeded expectations. Yet, the victory feels hollow. The specter of “trolley wars” looms large, casting a shadow over future... |
| 10.04.2025 | Tesco, M&S and Sainsbury’s shares drop amid wider FTSE 100 rally | The UK’s major listed supermarkets missed out on a post-crisis FTSE 100 bump this morning after Tesco’s full-year results stoked fears of ‘trolley wars’ in the sector.
The FTSE 100 index rose by more than six per cent as investors breathed ... |
| 10.04.2025 | FTSE 100 roars back after Trump pauses tariffs | The FTSE 100 soared as markets opened this morning after President Donald Trump‘s tariff climb down on Wednesday.
London’s blue-chip index gained over six per cent – an increase of nearly 500 points.
The FTSE 250 climbed over four per cent.... |
| 10.04.2025 | Tesco: Supermarket giant’s profit beats City expectations but ‘trolley wars’ hit outlook | Supermarket giant Tesco has beaten profit expectations as it continues to speed ahead in the competitive UK grocery market, but it warned that high competition will affect profit next year.
Tesco shares slumped more than seven per cent in e... |
| 06.04.2025 | Tesco to reveal stronger sales amid price war fears | Tesco shareholders will be hoping for reassurance over continued sales growth and robust profits next week amid the prospect of an intensifying grocery price war.
Earlier this year, shares in the UK’s largest supermarket group struck their ... |
| 02.04.2025 | Market Logic revolutionizes market intelligence data analysis with latest release of DeepSights | Unique AI for insights technology at the heart of DeepSights™ combines holistic understanding of structured and unstructured data.
BERLIN, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Market Logic Software is introducing a new era of user-friendly data de... |
| 26.03.2025 | Tesco takeover of McEvoys Eurospar cleared by CCPC | Tesco Ireland's acquisition of McEvoys Eurospar Ltd has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The acquisition of McEvoys, which operates a SuperValu at Virginia... |
| 20.03.2025 | Solar Solutions: The Dawn of a New Energy Era in Southeast Asia | In the heart of Southeast Asia, a quiet revolution is brewing. It’s not a coup or a political upheaval. It’s a shift towards renewable energy, and it’s gaining momentum. TotalEnergies ENEOS and Imerys have teamed up to launch a groundbreaki... |
| 20.03.2025 | Xlinks’ sub-sea high-wire act | The story of a Moroccan wind and solar farm the size of Greater London providing energy for a country thousands of miles away would ordinarily be the preserve of sci-fi books. But Xlinks founder Simon Morrish tells Ali Lyon that the only th... |
| 18.02.2025 | Global investors shun UK market amid stagflation fears | - |
| 11.02.2025 | The Case for More Plant-Based Foods in Retail | In some supermarkets, plant-based foods have been losing shelf space due to concerns over a perceived slowdown in growth. But is this really the end of the plant-based movement? Not at all, says ProVeg International. While some retailers he... |
| 06.02.2025 | Tesco considers franchise of axed Post Office branches | - |
| 03.02.2025 | Quinbrook to Build Major Solar Power Project in East Midlands | Share
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Takeaway Points Quinbrook plans to build a major solar power project in the East Midlands. The construction of Mallard Pass is expected... |
| 29.01.2025 | Tesco to cut 400 jobs as it moves to ‘more efficient’ working | - |
| 24.01.2025 | UK economy: ‘Consumers see dark days ahead’ | - |
| 10.01.2025 | Better Nature CEO: The UPF Debate Has Lifted the ‘Health Halo’ Around Vegan Food | 7 Mins Read Elin Roberts, co-founder and co-CEO of Better Nature Tempeh, believes the way people approach dietary change has shifted past vegan eating – and brands must too.
In 2023, Better Nature Tempeh introduced three marinated versions ... |
| 09.01.2025 | Tesco shares drop despite bumper Christmas trading | - |
| 20.12.2024 | Sahyadri Farms raises $46 mn, adds new investors to cap table | Vilas Shinde, managing director, Sahyadri Farms
Farmer led-Sahyadri Farms Post Harvest Care ushered in new foreign impact investors to its cap table as it raised Rs 390 crore (approximately $46 million) as part of its second round of fundin... |
| 12.12.2024 | The Plant-Based Revolution: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges | The plant-based food movement is more than a trend; it’s a revolution. As consumers shift towards healthier, sustainable diets, brands must adapt or risk being left behind. The festive season offers a golden opportunity for plant-based bran... |
| 10.12.2024 | Tesco to Prioritise Veg-Led Christmas Mains as Over 27% of Brits Consider Serving Meat-Free Options | Tesco’s 2024 Christmas Report, based on two surveys that polled 6375 UK adults, has found that 27% of people plan to serve or will consider serving meat-free Christmas main dishes this year.
Figures also indicate that consumers are increasi... |
| 10.12.2024 | Christmas Strategy for Plant-Based Brands | The festive season is here – a key opportunity for brands to tap into the rising demand for plant-based foods, according to ProVeg International.
With consumers embracing flexitarian and plant-forward diets, now is the time to position plan... |
| 09.12.2024 | Bounce Insights: AI-Based Market Research Company Secures $4.5 Million | AI-based market research platform Bounce Insights announced that it has raised a $4.5M round led by ACT Venture Capital. Also joining the round are Irrus Investments, Enterprise Ireland, Digital Irish Venture Fund, alongside industry vetera... |
| 06.12.2024 | Bounce Insights Raises $4.5M in Funding | Bounce Insight, a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of an AI-powered market research platform, raised $4.5M in funding.
The round was led by ACT Venture Capital, with participation from Irrus Investments, Enterprise Ireland, Digital Irish Vent... |
| 02.12.2024 | A Quarter of British Households Plan to Choose an Alternative to Turkey This Christmas | A survey commissioned by Global Knives has found that 1 in 4 British households intend to serve an alternative to turkey this Christmas, with those aged between 26 and 35 the most likely to make the switch.
In some regions, the trend away f... |
| 23.10.2024 | Globality and Ascent Solutions: Two Titans in Tech Funding and Leadership | In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, two companies have recently made headlines for their strategic moves. Globality, a pioneer in AI-driven sourcing and procurement, has secured a hefty $47 million in funding. Meanwhile, Ascent So... |
| 23.10.2024 | The Rise of AI-Driven Solutions: Globality's $47M Funding and Apple's Vision for the Future | In the bustling world of technology, two stories emerge that highlight the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) and the relentless pursuit of innovation. Globality, a company based in Palo Alto, California, has recently secu... |
| 22.10.2024 | Globality Raises $47M in Series D-1 and Series D-2 | Globality, a Palo Alto, CA-based company which specializes in AI-driven sourcing and procurement, raised $47M in Series D-1 and Series D-2 funding.
Backers included Rollins Capital, bringing the total capital raised to $356M.
The company in... |
| 21.10.2024 | Lidl GB Sets “Industry-Leading” Plant-Based Protein Targets After Category Sees Double-Digit Growth | In what has been described as an “industry-leading target”, Lidl GB has announced that it will work to make plant-based proteins account for 25% of its total protein sales by 2030. The supermarket chain has also committed to doubling the pr... |
| 12.08.2024 | Tesco launches digital passports for clothes ahead of EU sustainability crackdown | Image Courtesy: Cambridge News
Tesco is implementing ‘digital passports’ throughout its clothing line in an effort to increase supply chain transparency in the EU.
According to reports, the brand promised to provide buyers with more details... |
| 22.07.2024 | KIRSTEN FLANIK JOINS REVOLT AS CEO, NORTH AMERICA | THE GLOBAL PURPOSE STRATEGY SPECIALIST GROUP LOOKS TO BOLSTER ITS US PRESENCE WITH ADDITION OF HIGHLY RESPECTED EXECUTIVE TO ITS LEADERSHIP TEAM
WITH CLIENTS SUCH AS ABINBEV, MARS AND PEPSICO, REVOLT IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO GUIDE CLIENTS ... |
| 14.05.2024 | Tesco Takes the Whole-Food Route with New Plant-Forward Private-Label Range | 6 Mins Read First announced in November, Tesco has rolled out its newest private-label ready meal range – it’s all about the vegetables.
The meat-free category in the UK fell hard last year, as consumer concerns about ultra-processed foods ... |
| 13.05.2024 | Welsh Brand Do Goodly Secures Tesco Listing for Plant-Based Meal Pots | Do Goodly, a plant-based dip brand based in Wales, has secured listings for four of its products at Tesco supermarkets across the UK. The launch includes three meal pots — Chip Shop Curry, Mushroom Carbonara, and Mac and Greens — along with... |
| 11.03.2024 | As Tesco and Sainsbury's seize the moment, UK grocery laggards face uphill task | Retail & ConsumerAs Tesco and Sainsbury's seize the moment, UK grocery laggards face uphill task
By James DaveyMarch 11, 20246:12 AM UTCUpdated ago
[1/4]A shopper walks next to a photographic depiction of tomatoes on a Tesco supermarket... |
| 05.03.2024 | After a Year of Declining Sales, Tesco Sees Plant-Based Demand Grow | 5 Mins Read UK supermarket Tesco is witnessing a rise in demand for plant-based food, following a slight dip in sales last year. The retailer says the plant-based industry is now in its “second phase”, with whole cuts a key growth point.
It... |
| 09.02.2024 | Barclays to snap up Tesco’s banking arm for £600m as retailer looks to unlock value for customers and shareholders | Barclays has struck a deal with Tesco to acquire the supermarket’s retail banking business for around £600m.
The Big Four bank is set to acquire Tesco Bank’s 2,800 staff and form a 10-year partnership with the retailer to distribute credit ... |
| 05.06.2023 | Greek NGO leads ‘crazy’ bid to rid Mediterranean of plastic waste | Salamis, Greece – Three divers’ heads bobbed in the sea. Then, two white balloons surfaced. Attached to them, recovered from a depth of 16 fathoms (29 metres, 96 feet), was the brown tangle of a discarded plastic fishing net.
The underwater... |
| 31.05.2023 | Quick Commerce Apps Like Getir Are In Need Of Fast Reinvention To Survive | Getir drivers delivering groceries in under 30 minutes. Getty Images |
| 19.01.2023 | People moves round-up: Jan Tharp gets new gig, Derek Sarno leaves Tesco | To keep up to date with movement and job shifts across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource will be compiling a weekly round-up of the latest industry position-shift updates.Jan Tharp has been appointed president of San Diego, California U.S... |
| 17.01.2023 | Tesco launches clubcard data app – and reveals the nation’s favourite meal deal | Retail giant Tesco has confirmed the nation’s most popular meal deal as it expands its Clubcard service with its own year-in-review tool, following a wealth of outlets and online platforms in presenting users with their personal data for vi... |
| 12.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Absolute Foods scores $100m, Mashgin bags $63m | Among this week’s largest funding rounds in agrifoodtech was the $100 million raised by India’s Absolute Foods, which is seeking to vertically integrate the ag value chain. Mashgin, a US maker of contactless self-checkout machines, also sco... |
| 13.01.2022 | Tesco : Download the results statement | Q3 and Christmas Trading Statement 2021/22
STRONG CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE SUPPORTED BY UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO VALUE.
Our sales performance1 (exc. VAT, exc. fuel) for the 19 weeks ended 8 January 2022 is detailed below:
One-year LFL Two-year... |
| 29.12.2021 | HubSpot : 26 Companies With Really Catchy Slogans & Brand Taglines | Keep it simple, stupid.
We don't mean to offend you - this is just an example of a great slogan that also bears the truth of the power of succinctness in advertising. It's incredibly difficult to be succinct, and it's especially difficult t... |
| 19.10.2021 | Instacart acquires Caper AI, a smart cart and instant checkout startup, for $350M, as it moves deeper into physical retail tech | Instacart made its name by providing a way for consumers to bypass shopping in stores in person, by ordering items online and getting them delivered to their homes — a business that positively boomed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bu... |
| 24.05.2021 | Six Considerations As You Decarbonise Your Business | While global carbon dioxide emissions fell by seven per cent in 2020 to 34 billion tonnes, the pandemic-induced blip is just that – a blip – and they’re now set to resume their upward trend. At current pace, the world is set to exhaust the ... |
| 12.05.2021 | Government boosts small suppliers by strengthening Prompt Payment Code | Late payments are a huge problem for small businesses, whose often thin margins mean that any delay has a huge knock on impact.
Recognising this, and the effect that COVID-19 has had on many SMEs, the government has announced that it will s... |
| 05.05.2021 | World’s biggest meat firm pays $409m for plant-based protein maker | JBS, the world’s biggest meat processor, has agreed to acquire Netherlands plant-based protein brand Vivera in a deal worth €341 million ($409 million).
The Brazilian meat firm said the acquisition “strengthens and boosts” its position in t... |
| 03.03.2021 | How Not To Commit To ‘Net Zero’: 5 Common Carbon Strategy Mistakes | Corporate net zero pledges are coming thick and fast, but not all of them are up to the standard we ... [+] need.dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images |
| 19.02.2021 | Brief: Tesco brand bows out of Asia after Thai food giant’s $10bn buyback | The last visible vestiges of Tesco‘s Asian retail operations are set to disappear as Malaysian and Thai stores carrying the UK company’s name undergo a rebrand.
Bangkok-based Charoen Pokphand Group (CP), one of the world’s biggest agrifood ... |
| 05.01.2021 | Five Trends You Need To Know For Asia Retail In 2021 | It's business as usual in Asia - and a rapid recovery signals a promising post-COVID retail ... [+] landscape filled with innovation and strategic moves.AFP via Getty Images |
| 11.11.2020 | Meat & dairy industries holding back global progress on climate change, FAIRR report says | Investor network FAIRR has released a report examining whether the meat and dairy industries are doing their fair share to facilitate climate change mitigation.
The network — which claims to represent investors with $25 trillion in assets u... |
| 09.11.2020 | Startup Spotlight: With Numnuts, sheep tail docking and castration may not be so baaaad | There are a couple of big jobs that a shepherd or shepherdess has to take care of each year: castrating and tail docking.
The latter is the practice of removing a portion of the sheep’s tail to prevent a nasty disease called flystrike that ... |
| 07.10.2020 | UK government earmarks $13m for industrial insect farm | In the same week that French insect farming startup Ÿnsect netted its massive $372 million Series C, the UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) has earmarked a more modest £10 million ($12.9 million) to help build the cou... |
| 05.10.2020 | Got Beef? Here’s What Your Hamburger Is Doing To The Climate | For some, tucking into a Big Mac is a guilty pleasure. But what's the true cost of beef?picture alliance via Getty Images |
| 23.09.2020 | Cutting down food loss and food waste: 3 retail stories | Editor’s note: Ramakrishnan M is vice president of sales and marketing at Intello Labs, New Delhi, India. [Disclosure: Intello Labs graduated from GROW, the agrifoodtech impact accelerator backed by AFN’s parent company AgFunder.]
Over a th... |
| 01.06.2020 | Q&A: Covid-19 has made us turn to local farmers, says head of Singapore’s top e-grocery site | Demand for online grocery shopping has skyrocketed across Southeast Asia, while local farmers and growers are picking up a lot of the slack in supply chains, says the man in charge of RedMart, the e-grocery unit of Singapore-based e-commerc... |
| 08.04.2020 | "Finger pointing from politicians": Stocks slide after eurozone leaders fail to agree on coronavirus response | Reuters
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European stocks fell on Wednesday after eurozone ministers failed to reach an agreement on how best to weather the coronavirus storm.
Japan's Nikkei climbed after the government announced a nearly $1 trillion stimulus ... |
| 25.03.2020 | TESCO PLC
An update on our response to COVID-19: a message to customers from Dave Lewis, Tesco CEO | An update on our response to COVID-19: a message to customers from Dave Lewis, Tesco CEO
25 March 2020
We wrote to you last week setting out the measures we are taking to provide more of the food that people need, in a safe and clean enviro... |
| 03.03.2020 | Tesco Issues New Clubcards After Customer Account Security Concerns | Supermarket giant Tesco has issued new Clubcards to more than 600,000 of its customers after discovering a potential security concern with its systems.
It is believed that a database containing usernames and passwords stolen from separate w... |
| 27.02.2020 | CHINA BRIEF | After Carrefour, Tesco exits China by selling stake in JV to China Resources for USD 300 million | British supermarket chain operator Tesco said on Tuesday that it is selling its 20% share in Gain Land to China Resources for EUR 275 million (USD 300 million). The company described it as a move to “simplify and focus the business on its c... |
| 24.09.2019 | What’s happening at Climate Week NYC? Keep track of major agrifood announcements here | Announcements are coming thick and fast out of Climate Week NYC as a range of organizations take advantage of the spotlight to push forward their environmental agendas. This NYC-based author has invitations to several climate week-related e... |
| 18.12.2018 | Maersk Invests in ImpactVision’s “Game-Changing” Hyperspectral Imaging Tech for Food System | Maersk, the world’s largest transporter of food, has made a strategic investment in ImpactVision, a software company using hyperspectral imaging and machine learning to rapidly assess food quality. ImpactVision is an AgFunder portfolio comp... |
| 11.10.2018 | Tesco’s head of agriculture: ‘Water quality is a key issue no-one is innovating for’ | Barney Kay is head of agriculture at Tesco, the major UK retailer. Tesco is hosting a pitch competition at the upcoming World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London next week. In advance of the event, we caught up with Kay to find out more a... |
| 27.06.2017 | Tesco launches one-hour delivery service Tesco Now | Tesco, the biggest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom, has launched its own one-hour delivery service, called Tesco Now. This app-based delivery service is meant to compete directly with Amazon, which delivers products within one hour ... |
| 19.10.2016 | 15,000 people apply for 78 Virgin Trains driver jobs | |
| 27.08.2015 | Temasek joins MBK-led consortium to bid for Tesco’s S Korea unit: sources | Premium
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd has partnered Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to bid for the South Korea arm of British supermarket operator Tesco PLC, two people familiar with the matter told R... |
| 23.09.2013 | Retail Giant Tesco Follows In Amazon’s Footsteps With Hudl, A Cut-Price, Own-Brand Android Tablet | Tesco, the UK-based retail giant with 20 million customers in 12 countries across Europe and Asia, today took its biggest step yet into digital commerce and content: the company launched Hudl, an own-brand, seven-inch-screened Android (Jell... |
| 06.03.2013 | Retail Giant Tesco Ramps Up Digital Offering With Free Online U.K. TV Service That Shows Ads Based On What Loyalty Card Users Buy | In a world of big and small data it’s easy to forget bricks and mortar supermarkets have been gathering intell on their customers for years, thanks to loyalty card schemes that give them access to their customers’ shopping list in exchange ... |
| 04.03.2013 | Retail Giant Tesco Gears Up For Amazon Fight With Blinkboxmusic, Blinkboxbooks And TV Service In UK; Devices, Int’l Push Next? | The race for online consumers continues to heat up in the UK, and local retail giant Tesco wants to make sure that it doesn’t blink and let Amazon get the upper hand. Tesco today announced the launch of an all-encompassing digital entertain... |
| 28.02.2013 | Tradedoubler Launches Search for the Start-Up Stars of 2013 with Third Round of the Zoo Project Incubator Scheme | Successful Zoo Project Residents Benefit from Revenue-Generation Expertise, Technology Insight and Central London Location
Tradedoubler, the international performance marketing and technology company, is today launching its search for the s... |
| 04.09.2012 | Tesco Buys E-bookseller Mobcast For $7.2 million As It Squares Up To Amazon And B&N In The UK | Another development in the UK market for e-readers, tablets and e-books as Amazon and Barnes & Noble move closer to launching more of their services and devices in the UK and Europe: the retail giant Tesco has purchased Mobcast, a digit... |
| 04.09.2012 | Tesco purchases e-book seller Mobcast for $7.1M | Tesco is getting ready to compete with Amazon and Barnes and Noble in the UK
The domination of e-books is basically inevitable by now, but the business just got a shot in the arm now that one of the world’s largest retailers has acquired a ... |
| 15.06.2012 | What The Heck Is A Grocery Store Doing Buying A Music Streaming Service? | One pint of milk, one loaf of bread, and a music streaming service. That will be £10.8 million.
Yesterday’s news that We7, which aimed to be the Pandora of Europe, has sold to the supermarket giant Tesco probably raised a few eyebrows. What... |
| 29.01.2010 | Retail Giant Tesco Gets Into The Movie Business | Even as the movie business has had yet another record breaking year at the box office, we still hear claims from Hollywood that online downloading of unauthorized movies is going to kill the movie business. And yet, where there’s demand, ne... |
| - | Europe stocks close higher as investors digest hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data | This was CNBC’s live blog covering European markets.
European stocks closed higher Wednesday as investors digested U.S. inflation data for March which came in hotter than expected.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed up 0.12%, erasing e... |
| - | Government boosts small suppliers by strengthening Prompt Payment Code | Late payments are a huge problem for small businesses, whose often thin margins mean that any delay has a huge knock on impact.
Recognising this, and the effect that COVID-19 has had on many SMEs, the government has announced that it will s... |
| - | Why is your Tesco Meal Deal packaging ending up in Turkey? | Supermarket giants Tesco and Sainsbury’s have been criticised for allegedly misleading customers about their front-of-store recycling schemes.
The Everyday Plastic campaign group and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) investigatio... |
| - | Tesco, Aldi, Lidl: which supermarket jobs pay the most right now? | Aldi has announced its second pay rise of 2024, making it the eighth UK supermarket to invest in raising staff wages this year as firms battle to retain talent.
Major food retailers are upping worker salaries in preparation for the new mini... |
