'At the moment, the route from Spain to the UK takes four days, the same as by lorry,' he says. 'That will add a whole extra day to shelf life and reduce food waste as well as our carbon footprint.' That's why, in addition to working with manufacturers to trial more environmentally friendly distribution lorries, Tesco is also turning to trains, which run partially on renewable electricity, as a greener form of transport. To get around this, Tesco was the first UK retailer to start running a dedicated rail service from Spain using temperature-controlled containers. Because moving goods by train is kinder to the environment than using lorries.

Source: Daily Mail June 03, 2021 22:37 UTC