Sainsbury’s is giving out huge boxes of fresh fruit and veg for £2 in over 200 stores
manchestereveningnews.co.ukShoppers who visit their local Sainsbury’s will be able to pick up huge boxes of fruit and vegetables for just £2 as part of a new scheme that will see customers save money, while reducing food waste.
Available in over 200 stores, the ‘Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me’ boxes will include a variety of surplus fresh fruit and vegetables that could have otherwise gone to waste.
It comes after the retailer began removing ‘best before’ dates from over 100 product lines, including pears, onions, tomatoes and citrus fruits, to help customers reduce food waste at home. READ MORE: Shoppers ditching St Tropez for ‘anti-cellulite’ tan that’s reduced on Amazon Customers can find the boxes in Sainsbury’s fresh produce aisles, priced at £2 a box to help ensure customers have access to affordable nutritious food, as the cost of living continues to rise.
The supermarket says that all products included are ‘carefully selected’ to ensure they are still fresh. The initiative is part of the retailer’s commitment to halve food waste across its value chain by 2030.
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