Agri-Food Regulator supplier survey now open
The eight buyer businesses examined via the survey are: Aldi Ireland, BWG Foods, Dunnes Stores, Lidl Ireland, Marks & Spencer Ireland, Musgrave Group, Sysco Ireland, and Tesco Ireland.
The supplier survey conducted by the Agri-Food Regulator is now open.
The Agri-food Regulator is again seeking participants in its supplier survey, which saw 14% of suppliers say they experienced unfair trading practices last year.
The online survey allows suppliers to provide feedback to the Agri-Food Regulator about their experiences of trading with eight specific buyers.
The eight buyer businesses are:
- Aldi Ireland
- BWG Foods
- Dunnes Stores
- Lidl Ireland
- Marks & Spencer Ireland
- Musgrave Group
- Sysco Ireland
- Tesco Ireland
The survey is open until February 18 and is looking for respondents who directly supply the eight buyer businesses, or indirectly supply them via selling to a retailer or wholesaler that ultimately sells to the buyer businesses.
The survey is entirely confidential, and the buyers will not know that a supplier has completed the survey.
The 14% of respondents from last year’s survey who said they experienced unfair trading practices cited the lack of awareness of their rights, and the wish to maintain long-term relationships as key reasons for not raising the issues with buyers.
Reportedly, less than half of all respondents to last year's survey were aware the Agri-Food Regulator operates a confidential complaint process.
Further information can be found here.
