Legal challenge over deposit return scheme ruled out by SGF

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Scottish Grocers’ Federation chief executive Pete Cheema told The Grocer he believed the plans for the scheme “would go through” despite concerns expressed over the levels of compensation to be paid to retailers.

The launch of the UK’s deposit return scheme (DRS) will go ahead without the threat of a legal challenge from retailers, according to one of the main protagonists in the unravelling of the previous Scottish plans.

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