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Article: Taypack in talks with potential customers.(fresh produce)(Taypack Potatoes Ltd.)(Brief article)
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- May 17, 2008
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Taypack has opened discussions with potential customers as it looks for new outlets for the 80,000 tonnes of potatoes it has been supplying to Asda.
The Perthshire potato giant severed ties with Asda this month, saying its contract offer was not acceptable. The supermarket claimed it had made a fair offer in line with price fluctuations but Taypack argued its proposal was below the cost of production.
The decision brought to an end a 32m [pounds sterling]-a-year, 10-year arrangement during which Taypack supplied one third of all the supermarket's fresh potatoes.
Taypack said it had since received enquiries from potential customers, although it ...