Tesco Vs Sainsburies
Tesco today announced it would open 6 new regional buying offices to increase local sourcing and make it easier for small producers to sell goods through the UK's leading supermarket.
The announcement marks the first time that any UK supermarket has opened nation-wide regional buying offices and will result in hundreds of new local lines being stocked.
The move, which is a huge boost for small suppliers across the UK, was announced by Richard Brasher, the Commercial Director for Tesco, at Tesco's first regional roadshow.
He addressed an audience of around 100 local Cornish producers gathered in Padstow to show off their wares to Tesco's senior buying teams with the hope of getting their regional lines stocked.
He said: "We know our customers want to be able to buy more regional products. We also know that smaller suppliers have sometimes found it hard to approach the supermarkets in the past. We want to solve both these issues.
"By opening regional buying......
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