Food Magazine November 2014 | Page 27

TESCO TACKLES FOOD WASTE
Shoppers may be looking for something new beyond discount vouchers
“ Enormous amounts of food are being lost and wasted globally – at least 1.3 billion tonnes each year ”
many discount chains have been working to improve the quality of their products and customer service while maintaining their prices . Aldi , a US-based subsidiary of German discount grocery chain Aldi Sud , cited the quality of its private label brands and its green policies as some of the reasons for being named a grocery leader earlier this year . “ These latest survey findings prove that a growing number of consumers are choosing to shop at ALDI for more than just low prices ,” said Aldi president Jason Hart .
Of course , low prices are still vital .
But what consumers are looking for in low prices has changed over the years . According to studies , many consumers have
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