Groceries Code Adjudicator
On his reappointment, Mark White said:
I am delighted to have been reappointed as the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
The groceries sector has overcome many challenges since my initial appointment in October 2020. The large retailers and their suppliers have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, to shortages of labour and raw materials and to increases in input costs.?
Im pleased with the positive difference the GCA has made to the treatment of direct suppliers despite these challenges. My annual survey has shown over 90% of direct suppliers to most retailers believing that the retailers consistently or mostly comply with the Code. The proportion of suppliers reporting a Code related issue has dropped dramatically from 79% in 2014, shortly after the GCA was estab