Tesco has started selling so-called wonky veg in a bid to curb food waste in stores.
Imperfect parsnips and potatoes will appear on shelves in 200 Tesco stores from Friday as part of the grocer's Perfectly Imperfect initiative. Carrots, apples and 15 additional types of wonky produce will follow.
Tesco is introducing wonky veg as part of a wider effort to cut food waste, including a pledge to send all unwanted food to charity by the end of next year. It is extending is partnership with the food redistribution charity Fareshare from 14 to 100 stores from Friday, with a plan to run the partnership with its 800 largest outlets by the end of the year.
Stores partnered with Fareshare send unwanted food to local charities several times a week. The plan is to send the food on to 5,000 charities and community groups to feed those in need.
Tesco is the only supermarket to publish figures for the amount of food that goes to waste. The number stands at 50,000 tonnes a year within stores, of which 30,000 is thought to be edible.
Asda became the first supermarket to offer boxes of wonky vegetables in 128 of its stores from February 6.
The boses cost £3.50 and contained enough food to feed a family of four for a week.
