The food industry prepares to strike back at hypermarkets

"In the first quarter of the year our working team should be able to present an initial amendment to the labor laws, which would improve the coordination conditions between food producers and retail networks," said Andrzej Kuczyński from the Food Economy Council (RGŻ) at the Agriculture Ministry. The working team consists of representatives from, among others, the meat, dairy and bakery sectors. Their common problem is mistreatment by large retail networks, including various additional fees and huge price abatements which diminish the producers' income. "We will demand a partnership cooperation, instead of the dictatorship of one of the sides," said Waldemar Broś, deputy president at the National Dairy Producers Association. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4, 5) A.F.