FARMING leaders have welcomed the appointment of Christine Tacon CBE as the inaugural, independent groceries code adjudicator.
FARMING leaders have welcomed the appointment of Christine Tacon CBE as the inaugural, independent groceries code adjudicator.
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For a four-year term, Ms Tacon – who until recently ran the Co-operative Group's farming business – will enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice, which oversees the relationship between the UK's 10 major retailers and their suppliers. The code covers activities including supply agreements, promotion costs, wastage, payment for shelf space and suppliers' duties with relation to consumer complaints.
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