Tesco is to begin a trial giving expiring food to customers for free at the end of the day as it tries to cut food waste. The supermarket will give away some already discounted "yellow sticker" items after 21:30 in some of its smaller Express stores in coming months.

The supermarket said the expiring food will be offered to charities and shop workers before customers could take it.

A major British supermarket will hand out food for free in a bid to reduce food waste and hit net zero goals. Tesco plans to give away food which is about to go out of date at absolutely no cost. The cost-slashing yellow sticker will be revolutionised and mean the item is completely free after 9.

Tesco shoppers could be in for a treat as the supermarket giant is trialling a new process that will see it give away free food to customers

Tesco is to give away food for free to shoppers as it races to slash waste and hit net zero targets...

Tesco is giving away surplus food to customers in a new trial across some of its Express convenience stores. It will see shoppers offered any remaining yellow-stickered goods for free at the end of the day after they have been offered to charities and colleagues first.

While all major supermarket chains partner with food banks and community groups to redistribute surplus food and offer discounts on expiring items, Tesco's initiative appears to be the first direct-to-customer scheme of its kind in the UK.

Tesco aims to slash waste by 50% by 2025 - a target that will go towards determining the share-based bonus for CEO Ken Murphy.

Tesco is to give away food for free to shoppers as it races to slash waste and hit net zero targets. The company will introduce “yellow sticker” prices of £0 for food that is about to go out of date.

Tesco is giving away food about to expire in a bid to cut waste and hit net-zero targets, the supermarket said.