Retail Week reports that Tesco has been ranked as top retailer for fresh food, noting that their positive results in the poll coincide with the launch of our Love Every Mouthful work and the campaign's focus on fresh produce.

Alex Lawson writes:

"Tesco has defied doubters by being ranked the top retailer for fresh food, beating upmarket rivals including Waitrose and Marks & Spencer. It will be good news for Tesco, which this week launched its Love Every Mouthful fresh food marketing campaign across the media and in store.

An exclusive poll for Retail Week by ICM Research showed that 14% of those surveyed thought Tesco offered the strongest fresh food proposition alongside Morrisons. Morrisons dedicates a greater proportion of its store space to fresh produce as part of its Market Street offer. Marks & Spencer was named shoppers’ third choice for fresh food, with 13% opting for it ahead of Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Asda. ICM Research project manager Anna Johns said: “The results come as a surprise as Tesco is not as synonymous with quality fresh produce as some other grocers.”

The backing from shoppers could provide an early indication that Tesco boss Philip Clarke’s turnaround strategy is bearing fruit. Fresh is a critical pillar of the grocer’s Building a Better Tesco strategy and is becoming an increasingly vital battleground in grocery. Tesco’s new campaign follows the horse meat scandal that tarnished the image of a number of UK grocers including Tesco, Asda and Aldi.

Shore Capital analyst Clive Black said that Tesco is recovering from the "body blow” of horse meat. He said: “Tesco is seeking to encroach into what has been one of the most resilient features of the UK food market in recent years – authentic,good-for-you, natural and tasty food. Love Every Mouthful represents a material departure from the days of The Big Price Drop.”

The poll found that younger shoppers are more likely to champion Tesco, believing it offers good quality and value for money, while older customers opted for M&S. 

The survey also showed that 44% of shoppers believed quality and price are equally important in deciding where to shop, while 48% valued quality over price."

In related news, Lou Cooper of Marketing Week says: "this new long-term positioning might prove a game changer. Demonstrating a firm commitment to restoring consumer trust in Tesco products and their provenance, these are definitely steps in the right direction."

And the very fresh cherry on top comes from Twitter, where Tesco has made it to the (seemingly rather destination-focused) list of UK trends today.

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One of the interesting points to point out, and something that's been on the rise for the last couple of weeks, has been Vine's prominence in these rundowns. Not on the platform itself mind, but merely as a way of capturing and producing content. The Miley Cyrus example is just one, but many people have been creating Vines and then uploading them to YouTube, where they are getting a new lease of life. It seems that there is a definite appetite for 6 second video, it just needs to be determined where exactly it is that people are going to view it. 

Other highlights include a someone having a baby and of course the rise of Extreme Forklifting to the top of the app charts. Better believe.