date:Nov 09, 2012
Tesco announced yestoday (November 8) that it would work directly with UK beef and pig farmers in a new deal worth 25M a year.
Speaking at the 2012 David Black Award presentation at the House of Lords yesterday before todays announcement, Stewart Houston, chairman of BPEX, the pig producers levy paying body, said the initiative would probably force other retailers to follow suit.
Some [retailers] like Waitrose have shared the risk with their dedicated suppliers. That cash, while welcome, only