direct to your inboxSupermarket giant Tesco is being urged to increase healthy food sales, after findings showed that the UK’s obesity problem has worsened during the Covid-19 crisis.The chain has been asked to stop focusing on junk food for sales growth.A consortium of investors, led by responsible investment NGO ShareAction, has filed what is thought to be the first nutrition-based shareholder resolution at a FTSE 100 company, reports PA.There is growing concern among some investors about the long-term impact actions big retailers are having on public health, ShareAction said.Tesco is the UK’s biggest grocery retailer, with market share of just under 27%.The shareholders are calling on the retailer to cut its reliance on junk food for.
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