Tesco Strengthens Sustainable Beef Group With New Long-Term Contracts and Enhanced Farmer Incentives

Tesco has today [July 29 2026] announced details of its enhanced, industry-leading Tesco Sustainable Beef Group (TSBG), introducing a more closely aligned group of around 200 farmers supplying its award-winning Finest Steakhouse beef range.

Farmers in the enhanced TSBG will benefit from a new three-year contract, earning an additional amount per kg by meeting a new set of standards focused on quality, breeding, animal health and welfare, and sustainability. The incentives reflect Tesco's ambition to work in partnership with farmers to support best practice and deliver improvements, while also building resilience across the supply chain.

Tesco will also provide the TSBG with a bonus incentive for new levels of traceability through whole-life assured cattle...

IUF and TESCO Signed a New Global Agreement to Strengthen Workers’ Rights in Food Supply Chains

The IUF with its affiliate USDAW, the union representing workers in the largest UK supermarkets chain TESCO, signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TESCO.

It establishes a collaborative framework to promote and protect workers’ rights across TESCO’s global food supply chains, with a focus on gender equality. The MoU contributes to the implementation of human rights due diligence initiatives as it reflects a shared commitment to responsible business conduct, with TESCO committing to engage its suppliers on improving labour conditions and meaningful...