This week, Tesco found itself in more deep water with the UK’s grocery watchdog saying it suspects the UK supermarket has breached the code of practice governing dealings with suppliers. Elsewhere, Arla announced a joint venture in Australia which it hopes will multiply its business in the country significantly and Hain Celestial’s CEO was upbeat about the US group’s prospects.
“This is the first investigation I have launched and it is a significant step for the GCA…. I have applied the GCA published prioritisation principles to each of the practices under consideration and have evidence that they were not isolated incidents, each involving a number of suppliers and significant sums of money” – The UK Groceries Code Adjudicator, Christine Tacon, said there is “reasonable suspicion” Tesco has breached the Groceries Supply Code of Practice by delaying payments to suppliers.
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“Shoppers are paying more and more attention to what is not in their food, which is gaining traction with both customers and retailers. We feel more optimistic about Hain today than ever before” –Despite Hain Celestial trimming its guidance for annual underlying earnings per share, and lowering its annual sales forecast on the back of a strengthening US dollar, CEO Irwin Simon says the business is well positioned to meet changing consumer demand.
“Australians want to be inspired by quality food, including artisan cheese, and the focus on food inspiration and a rich food culture is clearly on the rise. We believe we have the products to tap into that movement” – Arla’s managing director in Australia, Lars Eggers, comments on the group’s announcement of a joint venture in Australia, in a bid to multiply its business in the country “five-fold”.
“Despite recent improvements in the gum category and increased productivity in our supply chain network, it has not been enough to offset declines in the gum category over recent years” – Mars Inc announces it is to close its Wrigley gum factory in Toronto.
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“We had to make a choice – increase the price we recommend to our retailers or change the size a little. We wanted to maintain the taste and quality while keeping Cadbury family blocks affordable as we know how important it is to people to maintain their shopping budget” – Mondelez International plans to cut the size of its Cadbury family blocks range in Australia in response to “manufacturing cost increases” the company “can no longer absorb”.
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