date:Jul 19, 2012
t that the avocados are not sold in plastic wrapping also means less waste going to landfill, the retailer said.
The system is being trialed across 30 UK stores and Asda plans to roll the scheme out nationwide later this year.
Asda is not the only UK supermarket chain to tackle the problem of providing customers with avocadoes just at the point of ripeness.
Earlier this year, Tesco began trialing new packaging aimed at prolonging the freshness of avocadoes and tomatoes.
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