The woman in charge of regulating the relationship between retailers and suppliers says she is “totally dependent” on food and drink firms telling her about unfair practices.
The food and drink industry has become more professional since the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) was appointed a little over two years ago, according to the National Farmers Union (NFU).
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon highlighted a persistent problem within the UK’s food industry last month. She said “excessive risk” was being passed down the supply chain by overly powerful retail customers. As a result, some manufacturers’...
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon aims to crack down on retailers charging suppliers hundreds of thousands of pounds for discrepancies on promotions going back up to six years.
The independent Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has called on suppliers to share information with her on potentially unfair practices by their big retailer customers so that she can identify priorities for investigation.
