UK coalition plans grocery adjudicator

The UK government has outlined plans for an ombudsman to monitor and enforce the code that oversees relations between suppliers and retailers. Suppliers at home and abroad will be able to anonymously direct complaints about their dealings with UK retailers to a Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA).

UK: Coalition outlines plans for grocery "adjudicator"

3 August 2010

The UK government today (3 August) outlined plans for a body to monitor and enforce the code that oversees relations between suppliers and retailers.

Quote, unquote: reaction to plans for UK grocery adjudicator

3 August 2010

After a long consultation period, the UK government has outlined plans for a body to monitor and enforce relations between suppliers and grocery retailers. The implementation of such a body has split the industry, with supplier favouring greater enforcement and retailers opposed to more regulation. Here is how the industry and campaigners reacted to today's (3 August) news.