Archive of all Groceries Code Adjudicator articles – Page 9
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NewsAdjudicator sets her sights beyond the grocers
Boots, B&M, Compass, McColl’s among multiples in GCA’s sights now based on size and involvement in food and drink
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Comment & OpinionMichael Gove fails to reassure NFU Conference delegates over Brexit
Muted discontent among delegates, as farmers’ union elect first female president to oversee the Brexit transition
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Comment & OpinionTaking Tacon down the farm was never going to wash
It’s easy to see why the likes of the NFU and a variety of other farm campaign groups were attracted to the idea of the Adjudicator’s role being expanded. Sadly, they have been strung along by successive governments
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NewsGCA role will not be extended to cover primary producers
More retailers with sales of more than £1bn could be added to the code remit, but announcement will be a huge blow for campaigners who have long called for an extension of the powers
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Comment & OpinionIt's all change in the reset era
Retailers would be crazy to ignore regionality and quirks in taste
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will 2018 bring for the world of grocery?
We asked 18 industry movers and shakers to look back on an often turbulent 2017 – and to gaze into their crystal balls
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NewsAdjudicator urges supermarkets to set up supplier helplines
Helplines would help suppliers raise issues without fear of being delisted, says Tacon
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Comment & OpinionNot so fast with the online crystal ball, David Sables
Sir, David Sables’ suggestion that ‘the next 10 years will see grocery move completely online’ is an overstatement
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NewsForecast and promo failures driving waste warns Tacon
Millions of tonnes of food is being ploughed back into the ground because of “systemic” failures in retailers’ forecasting
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NewsMDS to launch apprenticeships for graduates and school leavers
The training company, chaired by GCA Christine Tacon, is to become an accredited training provider in its own right from early 2018
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NewsGroceries Adjudicator calls on Booker to be signed up to GSCOP
Suppliers fear the Tesco-Booker merger could see it circumvent the code in its buying arrangements with wholesale
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Roger Burnley put Asda on the front foot again?
Not only has Sean Clarke been steadying the ship; Burnley was indeed making himself more than useful
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom farm to food waste: the pre-farmgate fight
Retailers take most of the heat on food waste, but down on the farm the levels of loss are much higher
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NewsAdjudicator launches new probe into three supplier issues
Tacon has released a new survey calling on suppliers to come forward with evidence
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Comment & OpinionAll Project Renewal has done is trash relationships with suppliers
There are some who say Asda has been let off way too lightly by the Adjudicator. This was not a range review like Tesco’s Project Reset, with slow, methodical use of Clubcard data to identify brands that failed to cut the mustard with consumers. Project Renewal was ...
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NewsAsda demanded millions from suppliers or face delisting says GCA
Suppliers were subjected to “aggressive tactics, such as inflexible demands made by Asda buyers”
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NewsBrexit requires an extended role for the Adjudicator
Sir, Each week sees new stories of the strain that Brexit is placing on the food sector
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Comment & OpinionAsda needs to follow Tesco’s example to keep in the GCA’s good books
So why has Asda escaped, and is the Adjudicator’s decision to hold back from the ultimate deterrent justified? Yesterday’s revelation that Asda had demanded millions from suppliers to finance its Project Renewal strategy – or face having their products stripped from its shelves – made for yet ...
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NewsAsda demanded millions from suppliers to avoid delisting, says GCA
Suppliers were subjected to “aggressive tactics, such as inflexible demands made by Asda buyers”