Fussy shoppers are a major cause of food waste, Tesco claimed yesterday

[arista]

[Tesco blast at 'fussy' shoppers:
Supermarket boss blames customers for food waste
Retail giant threw away 30,000 tonnes
of food in the fits half of this year
They said UK customers ‘always
pick the cream of the crop’
Researchers found up to two thirds
of supermarket food ends up in the bin]


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2521625/Tesco-boss-blames-customers-food-waste.html#ixzz2n82q19sz


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[Tesco researchers found that up to two
thirds of supermarket food ends up
in the bin, including 68 per cent of
bagged salads, half of bakery goods
and a quarter of grapes]



It Tough being at the the Top
there is only one way to go - Down.

[Kizzy]

Stop selling substandard crap then tesco?

[Glenn.]

I think all supermarkets sell substandard crap. It's not just Tesco.

There's always going to be waste.

The food people throw away at home is shocking.

[thesheriff443]

you have to watch your sell by dates, they want us to take what we are given at a price that suits them.

[smudgie]

They order too much stuff in.

They could and should give it to the poor, no waste needed at all.

They still manage to make massive profits even with the waste.

[Kizzy]

Consumers have the right to be fussy, food is very expensive of couse they want it to be of a quality that ensures value for money.
I would have thought that was lesson one in how to run a supermarket. Not all sell substandard crap, if tesco are noticing more in certain departments then maybe they should look at where the stock comes from or how it's stored before it reaches the shelves?
People vote with their feet.

[Livia]

Isn't it the supermarkets that have encouraged the public not to want out of shape carrots and apples with blemishes? They've conditioned their shoppers to expect perfectly shaped, evenly sized fruit and veg, now they're blaming the shopper for wanting evenly sized fruit and veg. Of all the major supermarkets, Tescos suck the big one anyway.

[Kizzy]

I agree!... wow, christmas miracles do happen ;)

[Livia]

LOL... I guess it had to happen at some point.

[thesheriff443]

I agree!... wow, christmas miracles do happen ;)

whatch out kizzy!, I don't like the look of that point livia has put on that carrot:shocked:

[joeysteele]

Well instead of throwing it out, they must be able to see,if they are really in any way good at their jobs, what is being bought in the main and what is being left.
So simply sell it off a great deal cheaper rather than just get rid of it.