Archive of all Groceries Code Adjudicator articles – Page 14
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NewsAdjudicator Tacon trains sights on fees for shelf positioning
Supermarkets will be given eight weeks to respond to a new probe by Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco chief product officer Jason Tarry on his Tacon to-do list
But there is more to do, admits chief product officer Jason Tarry
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Comment & OpinionTacon verdict will get a mixed reaction at best from suppliers
Tacon wants to investigate the evolution, as she calls it, of the role of category captaincy
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NewsMedia Bites 28 Jan: ABInBev/SABMiller, Britvic, Scotch whisky
A delay in the regulatory approval process in Africa threatens AB InBev’s merger with SABMiller, writes The Times.
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NewsMedia Bites 27 Jan: Tesco, Sainsbury's, Argos
The GCA’s findings that Tesco “knowingly” withheld cash from suppliers to artificially prop up its results dominates the papers this morning.
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Comment & OpinionTesco report underlines GCA’s lack of teeth
It is clear that, despite her protestations, the Adjudicator has struggled badly to get any new evidence from suppliers
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NewsTesco illegally deducted 'millions' in supplier payments, GCA reveals
Retailer also systematically delayed payments owed to food and drink companies, in some cases by more than two years
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NewsTesco CEO Dave Lewis apologises and highlights culture change in response to Tacon findings
Tesco said it accepted the findings, which mirrored its own investigations
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NewsMedia Bites 26 Jan: Tesco, Fever Tree, Sainsbury's
Tesco faces more problems today as The Guardian wries that it will be reprimanded over its treatment of suppliers.
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Comment & OpinionI’m a GCA, get me out of here!
The Efra Committee farmgate inquiry is shaping up to be some excellent televised entertainment
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NewsStop asking me to get involved in farmgate prices, says Tacon
She told MPs she is fed up with coming under criticism for not doing things that are not in her remit
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NewsMedia Bites 19 October: GCA, Tesco, Diageo, Megabrew
A rare quiet weekend in the papers for the retail industry but there are stories on the Groceries Code Adjudicator, Tesco’s Brand Guarantee scheme and more wine sell offs at Diageo.
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NewsAdjudicator Tacon shocked by supplier ignorance of GSCOP
Christine Tacon has admitted in a new video for suppliers that she is “shocked” by their lack of knowledge of the Code
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InterviewsJason Tarry: 'Work to do but Tesco reset is on track'
Softly, softly: how chief product officer Jason Tarry is resetting Tesco
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NewsSFO investigation 'is silencing Tesco talk' to GCA Tacon
Suppliers fear being dragged into the ongoing Serious Fraud Office investigation, a top negotiation expert claimed
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Comment & OpinionMy Week… by Jeremy Corbyn (as told to Bill Tush)
According to Marx’s theory of alienation, the proletariat of Budgens have become estranged from their species-essence
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NewsFormer Sainsbury's buyer writes GSCOP advice book
A former veteran Sainsbury’s buyer is writing an online book on how suppliers could learn to make better use of GSCOP
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator to launch supermarket packaging probe
Christine Tacon has launched a new probe into supermarkets amid fears they have been exploiting own-label suppliers on packaging changes.
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NewsMedia Bites 27 July: Morrisons, space race, Diageo
Buyers at Morrisons have attempted to secure one-off payments from about 20 suppliers in a potential breach of the GCA, according to The Guardian. Diageo boss Ivan Menezes is expected to play down the SEC investigation into alleged ‘channel stuffing’ in this week’s annual results.
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NewsMedia Bites 23 July: Groceries Code Adjudicator, Coca-Cola
The Groceries Code Adjudicator faces “embarrassment” after some of its own invoices may not have been paid on time, writes The Times