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Canadian grocery code of conduct delayed by major company holdouts

‘Without the full participation of all major grocers, (code) would create an unlevel playing field’
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The interim board for the grocery code of conduct has sent a progress report to the federal, territorial and provincial agriculture ministers that it says marks a transition to the next phase of the code. A meat counter in a grocery store is seen in Montreal, on Thursday, April 30, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

After two years of work, the group responsible for developing the grocery code of conduct says its launch is being held back by a lack of support from all the major grocers.

The interim board sent a progress report to the federal, territorial and provincial agriculture ministers on Wednesday.

“There is a concern that without the full participation of all major grocers, the implementation of the Code would create an unlevel playing field and put affected stakeholders at a competitive disadvantage,” the report reads.

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