Supermarket giant, Tesco is working to review some of its food promotions in order to avoid large amount of food being wasted in the UK.

The UK retailer with strong presence in European markets announced the waste figures for its UK operations for the first time. Tesco said that 68 per cent of salad sold in bags are thrown out while only 35 per cent of it is wasted in the home. It also said that about 40 per cent of apples are wasted much like half of bakery items. Tesco also said that quarter of grapes and a fifth of all bananas are wasted in the country.

Tesco said that it will stop using multi-buys on large bags of salad and promote mix-and-match promotions for smaller bags in order to reduce wastage. The store will remove display until dates from fresh fruit and vegetables and also rearrange600 in-store bakeries in order to reduce bread on display. Tesco is also working with apple growers to reduce pests and disease and will also provide small tips to customers on storage to avoid wastage.

The move is aimed at better stock control and less waste within the super market chain supply chain in the UK.