Tesco Launches Free Food Trial to Reduce Waste in Select Stores

The initiative offers unsold yellow-sticker items for free after 9:30 PM, prioritizing charities and staff first.

Tesco is piloting a program in select Express stores where unsold yellow-sticker items will be available for free to customers after 9:30 PM.
The initiative aims to cut food waste and help Tesco meet its target of halving food waste by 2025 as part of its broader net-zero goals.
Before being offered to customers, unsold food is first made available to charities and store employees earlier in the day.
The trial is part of Tesco's ongoing efforts to innovate in waste reduction, with the company already donating millions of meals monthly to communities in need.
The program reflects growing demand for discounted food in the UK, where cost-of-living pressures have led to increased reliance on food banks and discounted items.