What they do is agree a contract with a farmer, fix a price, then after the goods are supplied, they make a payment which is reduced and says along the lines of 25% discount taken. payment completed. They then pay 75% of the value of the invoiced amount. if the supplier complains they are told those are the terms, live with it or leave.
The supplier can't afford to be dropped as a supplier so they have to live with it.
It is a disgusting modus operandi and the OFT need to step in. Currently they say they will not as it is a dispute between the supermarket and the supplier. personally I think ist goes beyond that.
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