Isnt IGD biased towards retailers? Will the Food Chain Centre reflect that bias?
IGDs members are drawn from every stage of the food chain, including primary producers and farmers, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Every IGD member is of equal status and this is reflected in IGDs strong reputation for impartiality, a key reason why Curry recommended IGD to run the Food Chain Centre. The retailers may be influential within the industry because they are movers and shakers in the world, but there is no bias in the way that IGD operates. In-fact the retailers contribute less that 20% of IGDs total revenue. The Food Chain Centre will operate on the same strict impartial basis with its direction guided by the Steering Group of representatives from foodservice, small firms, farmers, manufacturers and retailers. Farmers form the largest group on the Centres Steering Group because most of its services will be targeted towards farming.
