Posts tagged Tesco
This first edition of the Eurofruit Podcast presents an exclusive interview with Matt Simister and Darren Clough, two of the directors leading Tesco’s new Group Food Sourcing Division.
Sourcing Strategy: Tesco sourcing directors Darren Clough and Matt Simister feature on the front cover of our September issue. Inside, they reveal how they plan to bring the retailer’s entire global fruit and vegetable procurement under one roof, enabling them to coordinate supply to all of their different store networks around the world.
Korea Moves: How Tesco (Homeplus) became the number one online grocery retailer in South Korea…
Disney / Toy Story-branded easy-peelers on sale in the UK
The vulnerability of Heathrow airport to snow has prompted Lonrho to turn from airplanes to ships to ensure its Africa-grown produce is delivered to European retail giants such as Marks & Spencer and Tesco.
Tesco by numbers
- 1.5 billion: Approximate number of bananas Tesco sells each year in the UK, equal to around 185,000 tonnes
- 440,000 tonnes: Total volume of potatoes sold by Tesco in the UK every year
- 365: Days in the year customers can buy British pears in Tesco
- 20: Varieties of British apple sold at Tesco
Tesco’s chief executive Sir Terry Leahy tells the BBC he expects the majority of Tesco’s growth over the next few years to be in countries outside the UK.
Tesco's Terry Leahy takes stock
The UK retail giant’s outgoing chief executive talks to the Wall Street Journal about his time at the company’s helm.
