We are proud of the longstanding relationships we have with our suppliers and we are deeply committed to these partnerships. Each year we source over £2bn worth of British food and drink. Over the last 12 months, our suppliers have navigated significant cost inflation and we know it has been very challenging for many of them. To reflect these pressures, we have prioritised additional financial support for many key food supply chains…

In addition to this support, we have invested in our longstanding farmer and grower Development Groups, which cover our main agriculture and horticulture value chains, to enable us to work with suppliers to help them become more resilient, sustainable and profitable, to overcome not only the current cost pressures they face but also future environmental challenges…

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…we have been working collaboratively with our suppliers, retailers and industry bodies to implement tangible actions to help safeguard and ensure access to workers’ rights within the UK Seasonal Workers Scheme and wider UK horticulture. In 2023, the Seasonal Workers Scheme Taskforce has, amongst other initiatives, delivered on the following actions to improve the working conditions and practices in the UK horticulture sector…