All the major Canadian grocers are now on board for a grocery code of conduct, paving the way for industry guidelines that have been several years in the making.
The federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers made the announcement Thursday during their annual meeting in Whitehorse, saying the remaining holdouts Walmart and"This is a positive step toward bringing more fairness, transparency, and predictability to Canada’s grocery supply chain and for consumers," the ministers said in a statement.
In addition to the national, regional and local independent grocers signing on, key suppliers of all sizes have agreed to the code, the board told the ministers in a report Wednesday, adding their goal is to implement the code by next June."Now we have the five major retailers signing on, that's good news for the whole supply chain," he said.
In May, Loblaw said it would agree to the code as long as other industry players would do the same, saying its concerns had been alleviated by changes to the document. The board is now turning its attention to setting up the office that will oversee the code and hiring an adjudicator, said Graydon. He's also hoping a request for government funding to support that work will be approved.
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