Supermarkets hit back at supplier bullying claims_2
7 September 2012
The UK's four biggest supermarkets have hit back over fresh claims that they are harming suppliers' livelihoods.
Pressure groups, including Friends of the Earth, along with Sir Don Curry, chairman of the government's food and farming commission, have accused Tesco, Asda, Safeway and Sainsbury's of abusing their market position at suppliers' expense.
Friends of the Earth, speaking for an alliance of suppliers' and farmers' groups, called for urgent action to stop...