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Article: Thwarted BFG quits FWD.(News)(Federation of Wholesale Distributors )(Big Food Group)

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May 15, 2004
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The Federation of Wholesale Distributors' biggest member, Big Food Group, has resigned.

In a statement released on Thursday, Big Food Group said it was pulling out after a disagreement over the FWD's decision to withdraw from its legal action over Tesco's acquisition of Adminstore.

Big Food Group boss Bill Grimsey said: "We were supportive of the FWD's appeal. Consequently, we were very disappointed that the FWD withdrew its appeal without prior consultation with key members of its council.

"As a result, we believe that it is no longer appropriate for the Big Food Group to remain a member of the FWD."

Alan Toft, director general of ...

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