Making a crust: Tesco to use unsold bread in new products

Supermarket to create olive crostini and bread pudding from baguettes to reduce waste

Britain's largest supermarket chain is launching a drive to reduce food waste from bread by turning unsold baguettes and batons from its in-store bakeries into new products.

Surplus bread is one of the biggest waste problems for food retailers, according to the government's food waste adviser Wrap, particularly from freshly baked lines which have a short shelf life.