2013 horse meat scandal restaurant and pub industry, announced that some of its frozen burgers supplied by Silvercrest tested positive for horse DNA. A spokesman said that Makro no longer sold the product in question. On 14 February 2013, the French government stated that French meat processing company À la Table de Spanghero knowingly sold horse meat labelled as beef, and that their licence was suspended while an inquiry continues. Spanghero imported meat from Romania and sold it on to another French company, Comigel, which made frozen ready meals at its factory in Luxembourg. French Consumer Affairs Minister Benoît Hamon said the meat had
Tesco Venture Brands advantage over competitors such as Waitrose and Sainsbury's. As the venture brands are managed by Tesco, the retailer will have the power to restrict sales of such venture branded products in Tesco stores. From 2008 to 2014 Tesco has been extremely active the sale of their premium range of products. Relaunched in 2013, Tesco Finest is the retailer's most premium range of private label products. From this it can be seen that Tesco has experienced success with this area of the market and according to Kantar Worldpanel, Tesco Finest range "is now the fastest growing premium brand in the market".