Premier Foods alleged tactics were unlikely to win the day

Posted on 23 Dec 2014 by Jonny Williamson

The recent Newsnight report claiming that Premier Foods had asked suppliers to pay them cash in order to retain them as a customer was met with widespread criticism, not to mention some shock, that a prominent food industry brand had openly resorted to such strong-arm tactics, reflects leading sector professional.

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Roy Williams, managing director, Vendigital – a firm of supply chain and procurement consultants operating globally and across industry sectors. It was certainly surprising the extent to which Premier Foods had been willing to openly demand money from its suppliers without…