I have an idea of what the prepared meals are. I have read comments that Americans don't do those. I disagree, if you consider the frozen dinner isle, which are prepared meals, we do buy them and use them. One comment here is that the supermarket prepared meals now offered are poor quality and I agree. That is why we buy more frozen dinners than "fresh".

Tesco makes good prepared meal for American tastes, I can see them having success in the Fresh & Easy format.

Andy, Green Bay, Wisconsin USA

I always said that if tesco was to invest in america, walmart would blow them out of the water by under cutting them, even at a loss as they can afford to, tesco will not survive in the usa

shug, angus, tayside

Tesco are doing the smart thing by investing cautiously in Arizona and not going for gold in New York or LA.

The c-format focussing on organics is an interesting first kick of the can but one thing I'm sure of (having worked there for over 10 years) is that they've done their homework in making that choice. I'm also sure it won't be easy for them at the start but they'll evolve as they improve their understanding of the market and that's where (a) competitors underestimate them and (b) where they'll really score big-time.

Another way to frame this: do you think Tesco will still have a US prescence in 5 years? I 100% do

Brian Jones, Vancouver, Canada

As a Brit of 7 months residence in the USA I will be keeping fingers crossed that Tesco succeed over here but having fed my family at a local deli today for $24 about 13 pounds I don't think it will be easy. We had hot sandwiches unlimited salad bar and the kids gourged themselves on meat balls and spaghetti and as much ice cream and sodas as they could squeaze in for the equivalent of about 3 quid a piece and the quality wasn't too bad either. Based on UK prices its cheaper to eat out than eat pre prepared meals over here and thats what people do 3-4 times a week. Supermarkets are for toilet rolls breakfast cereal and the odd bowl of fruit!!
US ready meals are vile it will take a long time to convince the monied folks to look in the chilled food isle for those,

Chris Jenner, Houston, TX

Although not a Tesco fan I will watch their first foot on American soil with great interest.
In recent years they appear to have done their homework thoroughly before moving into foreign ventures.
Their biggest market outside the UK is South Korea where Walmart recently decided to pull out.
Yes, interesting times ahead.

Ian Henderson, Perth, Scotland

As a Brit who has lived in the United States for 16 years I would love to see Tesco in the United States offer the quality and range of food products that they sell in the UK.But will they do this?And how wil they do this?The tastebuds of home grown Americans are distinctly different from British tastes. One example, Americans in general have no experience of fruit cake, currant buns and puddings. You just cannot buy such items here except online from speciality importers. And the quality of prepared meals is generally poor and not a patch on the produsts on British shelves.If Tesco is merely going to duplicate the food lines that every American supermarket is selling they are wasting their investment. The margins of supermarkets are very low and there are too many ruthless competitiors. Where will the "new" product lines such as prepared foods and fruit cake be sourced.?Would it make commercial sense to export British food lines to the USA.? I will follow this story with growing interest.

Brian , Petesburg, Virginia, USA

left the uk over 30 years ago,and do not use tesco when visiting ,as over priced in comparison to manyother sources, as proven by their profits.
often in the usa,and the same applies to wal mart,especially their poor quality food and their injected meats.
but whole foods was the most over vamped outlet,selling austalian lamb at over double the price of another major chain,and beef at the same margins.
in summary think tesco might shake the established structure, if they can recruit staff that care,and do a quality and price job in the market place,source decent cheeses and bread at a sensible price, and import real bacon.

john haydon rowe, el ejido,