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We made significant investments in our world-class distribution, kitchen, produce and meat facilities in Riverside
Gives Tesco an opportunity to source California products for our businesses around the world
More than 65% of our produce comes from California

Great Food Our Customers Can Trust

We believe everyone deserves fresh, wholesome food at affordable prices
In addition to our popular fresh&easy brand products, we offer everyone's favorite national brand products and household items all at incredibly low prices
fresh&easy brand products have no artificial colors or flavors, no high-fructose corn syrup, no added trans fats and only use preservatives when absolutely necessary
We offer eatwell products, a range of meals with less than 25% of the daily recommended value of calories, saturated fat, fat and sodium
We also offer Goodness for Kids products, a range of convenient yet wholesome prepared meals and snacks for children that taste good
We offer 98-cent Produce Packs, which provide customers a variety of affordable fresh fruit and vegetable options every day

Everybody's Welcome

We believe everyone deserves fresh, wholesome food at great prices, regardless of where they live
We offer the same type of stores from Pasadena to Hollywood and Compton to South Los Angeles, demonstrating our commitment to serve all types of neighborhoods
Our recently opened stores in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunter's Point and South Los Angeles now provide healthier food options to neighborhoods that have previously lacked healthy options for generations

A Great Place to Work

We treat people with respect and value our employees
We employ approximately 20 to 30 employees per store; about 300 people are in-directly employed to build a Fresh & Easy store
Entry-level positions start at $10/hour
We offer quarterly bonuses of up to 10% for all employees
We believe everyone deserves access to healthcare:
Employees are eligible to work at least 20 hours per week which entitles them and their families to affordable, comprehensive healthcare (including medical, dental, prescription, vision)
We pay up to 75% of the cost of health benefits
The lowest cost option is just $1.50 per day for coverage
More than 70% of our employees participate in Fresh & Easy health plans
Everyone is offered a 401(k) plan with company match
We offer a generous paid time off (PTO) plan
50% of stores employees work within four miles from where they live
All employees receive life-skills training which supports not only their performance at work, but also their personal success at home and in the community; all managers are taught how to manage others
As a quickly growing business, employees have significant opportunity for advancement
Last year, more than 300 store employees were promoted to management positions and as we open more new stores there will be even more opportunities for advancement

A Good Neighbor

We are considerate to our neighbors and aim to reduce our impact on the environment
We recycle or reuse all our display and shipping materials and offer in-store recycling for customers and employees
Our trucks are designed to significantly reduce noise and do not drive through school zones during student drop-off and pick-up times, and deliveries are only permitted during designated hours to be considerate of our neighbors
Each store has a budget to make product donations to the neighborhood, and at each store opening we donate $1,000 to a local nonprofit organization based off of nominations from neighbors
Our Shop for Schools program gives back to K-8th grade schools. Since 2009, over $4 million has been donated to schools to use for whatever they need most
We have made it a priority to reduce our impact on the environment wherever possible, including our green buildings:
On average, our stores use 30% less energy than a typical supermarket
We invested in one of the world's largest roof-mounted solar installations at our Riverside distribution center. We also added roof-mounted solar systems on 11 stores last year
We have the most currently certified stores in the nation through the EPA's GreenChill refrigeration leak reduction program

We Keep it Simple

We've built Fresh & Easy on the principle of keeping everything simple
From our distribution and supply chain to our assisted checkouts, we keep it simple to make it easy for our customers and to keep our prices low

Also, to learn more about our parent company, please visit www.tesco.com

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