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Say Goodbye To Tesco

AP | DANICA KIRKA | Posted 04.17.2013 | Business

LONDON — Tesco, Britain's largest retailer by sales, is to pull out of the U.S., selling off its lossmaking Fresh & Easy supermarket chain after...

Horsemeat Found In Meatloaf

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2013 | Business

March 12 (Reuters) - Tesco Plc, Britain's biggest grocer, said on Tuesday it withdrew its line of frozen meatloaf after it tested positive for betwe...

Peak What? Ask Barbie and Mickey Mouse

Terry Tamminen | Posted 05.05.2013 | Green
Terry Tamminen

There are a lot of disagreements about whether we have reached peak oil or when the downhill slope will hit a point that brings a significant percentage of our vehicles to a grinding halt, but the concept has made scientists and policy makers ask the question: What other critical resources may be peaking?

The Horse-burger Debacle: No Pain, No Gain for Tesco

Michael G. Jacobides | Posted 04.23.2013 | Business
Michael G. Jacobides

The recent scandal with Tesco's burgers has reignited a discussion about who, along the value chain, should bear the brunt of responsibility for a product. The burden of the certification and the liability that comes with it is a major blessing in disguise.

Consumers Freaking Out Over Horsemeat Scandal

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2013 | Business

* Concerns over horse sold as beef spread across Europe * Research company says shoppers changing habits or diet * Two t...

More Than 60 Percent Horsemeat

Reuters | Posted 02.22.2013 | Business

LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said on Monday it had found horse DNA exceeding 60 percent in some of its own-brand frozen spagh...

Five Reasons Why Burger King's Horse Meat Scandal Could Happen Here

Vickery Eckhoff | Posted 04.06.2013 | Home
Vickery Eckhoff

Polish horse meat-contaminated beef patties produced in Ireland and consumed in the UK? Just the tip of the horseberg. The news that Burger King has been selling horsemeat-contaminated Whoppers in the UK comes just before Oklahoma debates making horse slaughter legal.

Internet Mocks 'Horseburger' Freakout

The Huffington Post | Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 01.16.2013 | Technology

As many in Britain and Ireland reel in horror at the recent discovery of horse and pig DNA in several "beef" burgers sold at a number of prominent sup...

How the West Is Exploiting the Labor Class

Saad Khan | Posted 12.03.2012 | World
Saad Khan

Governmental indifference and corruption is only one enabling factor. It is the grave negligence by the Western media that allows the companies to continue with their exploitative business practices.

Is Tesco Failing Overseas?

PA | Posted 12.02.2012 | Politics

Supermarket giant Tesco reported a fall in group profits today as a return to sales growth in the UK was overshadowed by a downturn in Asia and Europe...

PHOTO: Dead Frogs Found In Bagged Spinach

Posted 09.21.2012 | Home

Mealbreaker (n.): a nasty, non-edible surprise found in food while it is being eaten; often lawsuit-provoking, sometimes fabricated, always disgusting...

Boy Claims Lizard Found Its Way Into Loaf Of Bread

Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 07.24.2012 | Weird News

A 10-year-old boy from Hawkchurch, England, may never look at bread the same way after finding what he claims was a lizard in a loaf. William Evans...

Eco-Labeling: The Critical Questions to Ask

Andrew Winston | Posted 04.30.2012 | Green
Andrew Winston

Will we see the day when all products carry environmental labels with data on carbon emissions and other impacts? Recent news tells us a definitive... maybe.

10 Retailers With The Most Sales Worldwide

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.05.2012 | Business

Regardless of the number of mom and pops around the world, a small number of retailers continue to dominate the industry as a whole. Of the top 25...

Buffett: 'Major Flaw' In Euro System Can't Be Solved By Words Alone

Posted 11.21.2011 | Business

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Europe's debt crisis had shown up a "major flaw" in the 17-member euro zone system and it would take more...

Tesco Price Cuts Set To Trigger Competitive Reductions

PA | Posted 11.22.2011 | Home

The UK's biggest supermarket, Tesco, has thrown down the gauntlet to its rivals after unveiling a £500 million price-cutting campaign. ...

Technicolor Cauliflower For Veggie-Resistant Kids

Posted 10.01.2011 | Home

Tesco, the biggest British supermarket, has just announced a new strategy for getting kids to eat vegetables: make them more colorful. According to th...

Virtual Supermarket Allows South Koreans To Shop In Subways With Their Phones

Posted 08.27.2011 | Home

Mega supermarket chain Tesco has designed a virtual supermarket in South Korea in hopes to gain more business than its competitor E-Mart. According to...

A Beacon for a Green Future

Andy Atkins | Posted 07.24.2011 | Green
Andy Atkins

It's refreshing to see the UK step in and re-establish international leadership on climate change. The target to halve our emissions by 2025 is the most ambitious in the world.

Banksy's New 'Bomb' Art Protests UK Big Box Chain

thisisbristol.co.uk | Posted 07.05.2011 | Arts

Bristol graffiti artist Banksy has launched a fighting fund for rioters protesting against a new supermarket on Cheltenham Road – by selling a poste...

Supermarket Makes $25 Version Of Kate's Engagement Dress

StyleList.com | Erin Donnelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

While the original wrap dress worn by the brunette Brit as she announced her engagement to Prince William has already sold out, UK supermarket Tesco a...

Clear Is The New Clever: Lessons For Promoting Green Packaged Goods

Marc Stoiber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Marc Stoiber

"Advertising is the price companies pay for being un-original." Yves Behar, speaking at TED For years I worked as a creative director in advertising...

Glitter and Gloom: Kafka Goes to Tesco

Carmen Burcea-Haber | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Carmen Burcea-Haber

After living in Romania and Prague and observing the subtle misery, how some people hate their jobs, or because you're foreign, it seems it's going to take decades to witness a new mentality.

Britain Embraces Faux Gras, An Alternative To Unethical Delicacy

Grist | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

LONDON--From foie gras produced without making birds suffer to "sustainable" fish, British retailers and restaurants are fast embracing politically co...

Earthquake To Cost Haiti's Economy At Least 15% Of GDP

Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

The earthquake in Haiti will cost the nation's economy at least 15 percent of its gross domestic product, said Pamela Cox, the World Bank's vice presi...