Sainsbury's hits back at claims it has ditched food waste target

Madeleine Cuff
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Supermarket giant claims story suggesting it is scaling back its food waste programme is 'entirely inaccurate'

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has strongly rejected claims made in a Guardian story today that it is scaling back its efforts to curb household food waste in the UK. The story, which was based on an...

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