Clever chef won’t chicken out of confrontation with Tesco


Campaigning TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is calling for a revolt by Tesco shareholders over its cheap factory-farmed chickens. He’s bought a financial stake in the supermarket and tabled a resolution to be debated at Tesco’s annual general meeting, which would force the company either to withdraw its claim that it supports animal welfare or to adopt minimum standards set by the RSPCA. More than 100 investors holding a combined three million shares have backed the resolution, which will be debated at the meeting in Birmingham on 27 June, and major City investors and members of the public are now being canvassed for support.

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Friday, May 23rd, 2008

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