Criticism of Tesco summer 2012 according to a leaked document. Ready packed meal firm Findus, Compass Group was the world's biggest catering firm at the time, and Whitbread, which was Britain's biggest hotel group, were indicted for illegally selling concealed horse meat in food products. Compass Group had sold it to 47 Lancashire schools and a "small number" of schools in northern Ireland. As a result, Tesco dropped in market value by Wednesday 16 January 2013. Tesco, the Co-operative Group and Aldi also decided to cancel contracts with ABP Food Group because of the adulteration. In a public letter later that day, 11
Value brands in the United Kingdom grocery brand. M savers is Morrisons value brand. This replaced 'Value' which in turn was a replacement for 'Bettabuy'. "Simply Value" was the Co-operative Food's value brand, inherited after its acquisition of Somerfield. It had a habit of being a bit more expensive than its big four counterparts, with simply value baked beans being sold at 30p (versus 25p in Tesco) and orange juice being sold at £1.69 for 2 litres (85p per litre) whereas Tesco sells it for 65p per litre. These value brands are not value brands as such but are competing with the big five's own-label products,