The nation’s favourite Tesco meal deal has been revealed, and a new lunch has taken the crown for 2024. Most shoppers opted for: a Chicken Club sandwich, an Egg Protein Pot, and a Coca-Cola.

Just over a year later, on June 26, 1974, a packet of Wrigley’s chewing gum sold at a supermarket in Ohio became the first product scanned at a checkout using Laurer’s design. The barcode crossed the ...