Tetley Tea owners hits GMB Union with legal action Legal Tata Consumer Products has hit a union giant with legal action in the English High Court, not long after workers walk out over pay
Storm brewing at Tetley Tea as workers vote on strike storm in a teacup? Workers at Tetley Tea have threatened strike action if a ballot by the GMB union passes in a move that could see 150 workers walk out from 3 August, threatening supplies of one of the nation’s favourite tea brands. A majority of 88 per cent of GMB members at Tata Consumer Products, based in Teesside, [...]
Storm in a teacup? Tetley Tea crisis averted as workers accept pay deal crisis averted Workers at Tetley Tea have voted to accept a pay deal that means a potential shortage of one of Britain’s favourite teas has been avoided. The new offer, accepted by the 200 odd workers, consists of a seven per cent pay rise backdated to 1 April 2023. This represents a significant increase on the 4.25 [...]
Supermarket price wars: Tesco slashes price of milk for first time in three years to rival Lidl and Aldi April 13, 2023 Tesco has slashed the price of milk for the first time in three years and locked the price of over 1,000 products, in the latest move by the UK’s biggest grocer to rival discounter supermarkets. As shoppers are forced to ‘shop around’ for the best-value options, Tesco has reduced the price of a pint of [...]
Tesco launches zero-waste trials in stores September 13, 2021 Tesco has launched zero-waste shopping trials at ten stores where customers can buy goods in reusable packaging so they can be returned and used again, in partnership with Loop, a waste management company. Customers shopping in the ten Tesco stores, all in the east of England where the initiative is being tested, will be able to [...]
Escape to Tea Country: With over 150 years of tea making heritage, Sri Lanka is a brew-lover’s paradise June 18, 2018 Sri Lanka, the teardrop shaped island in the Indian Ocean, is the size of Ireland, yet it’s home to an incredible diversity of wildlife. In the deep waters off the southern cape, blue whales, the largest animal on earth, come to breed. Herds of the largest land animal, the elephant, freely crisscross the island. Leopards [...]
Tata leadership race must show open mind December 16, 2016 Trump, May, Modi: protectionism takes many forms, and has many masters (and mistresses). In India, a curious case of economic nationalism is quietly unfolding at the country’s most significant conglomerate. In one sense, that’s unsurprising – India’s track record of foreign ownership restrictions in industries like insurance, banking and technology, is a lengthy one. But at [...]
These are the four commodities that will go up in price in 2017 December 22, 2016 Since the pound plummeted after the Brexit vote, consumers have been faced with warnings of coming food price hikes – most notably Unilever's Marmite, Birds Eye and PepsiCo. “There’s absolutely no chance prices will stay the same. They’ll go up for sure, it’s just a question of how much," a food supplier told research firm Nielsen. New [...]
Spray, jelly and antibiotics: How tea could transform in the next decade August 15, 2016 Forget Bubble Tea, loose-leafed and the ever-civilised afternoon tea – this is what is set to happen to the nation's favourite hot beverage in the next 10 years. Britons consume around 165m cups of tea everyday, but research from Tetley and the Future Foundation has predicted a wave of technology and personalisation innovations that could [...]
Forget the kettle: You can now get spray tea from an aerosol can from YumCha’s “No More Tea Bags” range September 9, 2016 For many, this will be an innovation too far, for if there's one thing we Britons are protective about, it's our cups of tea. But tea industry disrupter YumCha has created a new way to brew our favourite, comforting hot drinks with its No More Tea Bags "liquid instant tea". Ever heard of making a cup of [...]