*Due to the success of our Brexit Workshop last week we are running a repeat session on Thursday 24th October*
For those that were unable to make the first session, we hope you can join us. Places are very limited so please sign up to avoid...
In the chaotic lead up to a likely no deal it is becoming clear to us that few are ready for DAY 1 after Brexit. Stress tests to date on initial planning have shown that most will fail.
With Brexit uncertainties at an all-time high, it’s not surprising that the focus of the regular Customer Supply Group forum was on how well prepared companies are for Brexit. Following on from our previous blog post: How Your Peers and Competitors...
Gaps, Uncertainties and Plans; with the likelihood of a Hard Brexit increasing as a possibility, we have no other option than to prepare for the implications on supply chains.
Issues such as: increased requirements for customs declarations and the...
Back in 2014 a group of 20 suppliers, led by Jonathan Kittow, came together to form a workgroup that bought the practice of ‘drop and drive’ to the attention of the GCA. Evidence...
Letter to The Grocer, October 2018
Dear Sir
As reported last week in The Grocer ‘Women in Agribusiness Award’ the USA appear to have recognised Christine Tacon, The Grocery Code Adjudicator’s, impact on the UK Grocery retailers more fully than some...
A recently published article by The Grocer perfectly sums up all the hard work that the Drop and Drive Workgroup has been doing on this issue. Plus such positive news that Waitrose are now also engaging with GFR. To read article, click here
At this year's GCA conference in June we heard promising reports on the steady progress being made on one of the key issues in the chilled supplier sector; delayed payments as...
DROP AND DRIVE HITS THE NEWS AGAIN. THIS TIME ON RADIO
Following on from Christine Tacon’s interview on BBC Radio 5Live last week, I was invited by the station provide the context about Drop and Drive as an insider who has the seen challenges facing...
