Archive of all Groceries Code Adjudicator articles – Page 15
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Comment & OpinionGCA conference - headline figures conceal lack of change
Tesco’s rise doesn’t reflect the problems still rife amongst suppliers, many of whom are still scared or remain amazingly unaware of GSCOP
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NewsGSCOP survey reveals Tesco improvement, Iceland troubles
Tacon said Lewis’ move to reset Tesco negotiations to focus on front rather than back margin had been a major contributor to a shift in perception
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NewsChristine Tacon warns suppliers over lack of training in GSCOP
Retailers are wiping the floor in negotiations with suppliers, Christine Tacon will warn suppliers at a GCA conference
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Comment & OpinionIs GSCOP working for you? Action required - tell me about it!
Most suppliers have not really engaged wholeheartedly with this initiative…
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NewsMedia bites 19 May: GCA, Thorntons, Cranswick
Officials at the watchdog set up by the Government to oversee the supermarket industry spent at least a year battling with Whitehall to get powers to impose fines on grocers for misconduct, according to The Independent.
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NewsMedia Bites 27: Supermarkets, Tesco, Co-op
City analysts predict more profits pain for the listed supermarkets, Co-op chairman Allan Leighton readies himself for society’s AGM and GCA to hold surgeries to encourage more suppliers to come forward.
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Comment & OpinionConservative Manifesto: Cameron offers a prominent role for farmers
Conservative policy offers a lot for farmers to get their teeth in to
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Comment & OpinionLabour manifesto: Miliband strikes an uneasy relationship with business
With pledges on NMW, business rates, the GCA and action on sugar, today’s launch didn’t clear much up for the industry
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ProfilesDavid Cameron: Exclusive Q&A
” For too long the balance of power in the food supply chain hasn’t always been right and I’m determined to correct that”
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator dairy powers rejected by government
In its official response, published yesterday evening, the government said it had no power to extend the GCA’s jurisdiction before 2016
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NewsMedia Bites 16 March: GCA, high streets, Diageo
Whitehall emails show teething troubles for the Groceries Code Adjudicator; a report on the UK high street finds more shops close than open in 2014; and Diageo backs down on lengthening supplier payment days.
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator studied for EU level by Phil Hogan
The European Commission is investigating the possibility of adopting the principles of the Groceries Codes Adjudicator…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat now, Tescopoly?
With the supermarket chain in contraction as sales slide, is the work of the vociferous pressure group now done?…
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator power extension will prove difficult, says farming minister
Speaking at the National Farmers Union conference in Birmingham, Eustice warned that the process could prove too “complicated”
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NewsSuppliers could be 'forced to talk' to Adjudicator
Lawyers warned suppliers this week that Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon could be forced to “drag” food company …
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Analysis & FeaturesHow safe is it for Tacon to strongarm Tesco's suppliers?
Christine Tacon has stated she will force suppliers to come forward and give evidence, but can this process be considered fair to suppliers, even if they want to complain?
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Comment & OpinionCan the 'climate of fear' really change with new GCA powers?
The Tesco financial reporting misdemeanours have had fascinating repercussions…
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Comment & OpinionA lot of comings and goings in the corridors of power
It’s almost two years since The Grocer put together its last ‘Power List’
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Analysis & FeaturesPower List 2015: 41-60
Including Christine Tacon, Paul Lindley, and Steve Murrells
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NewsTacon 'will force suppliers to give evidence against Tesco'
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon said this week she would not hesitate to force suppliers to give evidence again…