The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has this morning called for a statutory code of conduct in the grocery good sector, underpinned by an independent supermarket Ombudsman and with access to cost-effective legal supports for small and medium enterprises. The Committee also calls for legislation to be introduced to force the publication of profits and turnovers of the large multiples and large processors operating in Ireland. The recommendations form part a report on the Grocery Goods Sector, entitled ‘Increasing equity and transparency in producer-processor-retailer relationships’, which was published this morning. Other recommendations include that: – In light of the proposed CAP reform, regarding producer groups, any … Continue reading Agriculture Committee calls for statutory code of conduct grocery goods sector