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Article: Supply chain co-operation boosted as retailers join the British Cheese Board.(Dispatches--the global update)(Brief Article)
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- Grocer
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- July 31, 2004
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The British Cheese Board has changed its rules to allow retailers to join the organisation.
Sainsbury and Tesco are the first grocers to take up associate membership, a new concept developed with the twin aims of raising more cash and avoiding conflict in the supply chain.
British Cheese Board secretary Nigel White, speaking at the Nantwich Show, said the move would pave the way for greater co-operation in the sector between all involved, from starter culture producers to retailers.
"We think we can create a forum ...