UK: Asda relents on international code of conduct
By: just-food.com | 6 May 2008
Asda has dropped its opposition to the inclusion of international suppliers in a new code of conduct governing the relationship between food producers and supermarkets.
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Asda has dropped its opposition to the inclusion of international suppliers in a new code of conduct governing the relationship between food producers and supermarkets.
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