An industry committee set up to establish a grocery code of conduct says it has made significant progress but has yet to find solutions on several key issues.
In an interim report shared with federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers last week, the group says it may require government intervention if it fails to resolve the outstanding matters by this November.
The report notes that the industry-led committee has yet to come to a consensus on issues such as payments, deductions, fines and fees, a process for increasing prices and the scope of companies and products to be included in the code….