The following are examples of Christine’s coverage in the media.
2017
2016
November 2016 - Irish Farmers' Association event
Morning Ireland Radio interview
RTE News TV report including interview
AgriLand: Absence of a ban on below cost selling a major flaw
AgriLand: Primary producers often the weakest link in the food supply chain
October 2016 - Widening the GCA net: who should Tacon tackle next?
June 2016 - Morrisons 'Treats suppliers the worst'
April 2016 - Adjudicator warns extending remit will not resolve farmers' price woes
February 2016 - Tacon sends out clear message to the big retailers
February 2016 - The Grocer Power List 2016
“She’s been dubbed ‘Take on Tacon’. And who can doubt her resolve after her damning report into the ‘shocking’ negotiation tactics of Tesco?”
January 2016 - Tesco seriously breached industry code by delaying payments to suppliers, says report
January 2016 - Tesco Prioritised Finances Over Suppliers
January 2016 - Tesco knowingly delayed payments to suppliers
January 2016 - Tesco delayed payments to suppliers to boost profits, watchdog finds
January 2016 - Tesco breached Code
January 2016 - Tesco 'acted_unreasonably' towards suppliers
2015
December 2015 - Tacon slams calls for GCA role in prices row
December 2015 - Stronger regulation will improve supplier relations
December 2015 - I’m a GCA, get me out of here!
June 2015 - Suppliers cry 'foul' over supermarket behaviour
June 2015 - Tesco at heart of most complaints to watchdog from food suppliers
June 2015 - Supplier survey shames grocers
June 2015 - Suppliers still unhappy with Tesco's deals, says watchdog
ESRC Seminar Series: "Food and Corporations" - City University London 30 March 2015
ESRC Seminar Series: “Food and Corporations” – see session 11
May 2015 - The Agri Brigade
April 2015 - David Cameron responds to a grilling by The Grocer
Working for fairness in the groceries supply chain
Feb 2015 - Boring is better than beaten
Feb 2015 - GCA Christine Tacon on Managing Supplier Relationships
Feb 2015 - Guest comment in The Promar Digest
Feb 2015 - Suppliers scared to blow whistle on big retailers
Feb 2015 - Troubled Tesco faces another enquiry
Feb 2015 - Watchdog warns UK stores over Tesco probe
Feb 2015 - Grocery regulator launches inquiry into Tesco's treatment of suppliers
Jan 2015 - Standing up for suppliers
Jan 2015 - Tacon takes on Tesco
Jan 2015 - Tacon with teeth
2014
Oct 2014 - Tacon wants Tesco to review Groceries Code compliance
Oct 2014 - Watchdog: spill the beans on supermarket abuses
Oct 2014 - Hidden fees fuel a third of supermarket profits
June 2014 - Groceries Code boss sees gains
May 2014 - GCA marks first year with major conference and market survey
March 2014 - Food and Farming need women leaders
March 2014 - Keeping supermarkets in line
February 2014 - Supermarkets urged to review forensic auditors' six-year-old-money claims
February 2014 - Consuming issues: Tacon's role broader than she thinks
February 2014 - Tacon warns retailers over 'forensic' auditing of suppliers
February 2014 - Elliott & Tacon star turns at UK seminar on supply chain
2013
Toughen up: what Australia’s supermarket code could learn from the UK
This is an interesting opinion piece by Professor Caron Beaton-Wells drawing attention to the weaknesses of the Australian code as compared to the UK model.
December 2013 - Fair Food Chain discussed in Brussels
December 2013 - Groceries Code Adjudicator Outlines Powers
December 2013 - Groceries Code Adjudicator heads to Brussels
December 2013 - Supermarket watchdog says suppliers avoid complaining
October 2013 - UFU meet UK Groceries Code Adjudicator
October 2013 - Unfair supply chain practices tops agenda in UFU meeting
October 2013 - Stormont Agriculture Committee meet with Groceries Code Adjudicator
October 2013 - O'Neill discusses concerns with Groceries Code Adjudicator
October 2013 - No help for farmers from Adjudicator
October 2013 - UK food industry praises Appetite for Engineering
September 2013 - An appetite for innovation, but no investment to feed it
September 2013 - Catch 22 for women Neds
One Woman's Career - RBS Focused Women presentation
Presentation at a Focused Women event (attended by men as well as women) in Manchester to RBS and its guests. See also Recommendations.
The Groceries Code Adjudicator
Presentation explaining the role of the Groceries Code Code Adjudicator.
July 2013 - Adjudicator proposes 1% of turnover fines
July 2013 - Rogue retailers face £500m fine
June 2013 - UK appoints regulator to protect grocery suppliers
June 2013 - UK supermarkets could face big fines, says tough-talking retail watchdog
June 2013 - Met Office announces new non-executive directors
Under Pressure
April 2013 – Tacon sets out stall on key role in food chain
March 2013 - Supermarkets watchdog gets ready to 'sort out the bullies'
Stargrazing: technology and its potential impact on water in agriculture
Presentation at Pinsent Masons to city investors.
February 2013 - Fresh Produce Journal
This issue of the FPJ covers Christine’s presentation to students at the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing together with an interview following her appointment as Groceries Code Adjudicator.
What does the future hold for the UK agricultural sector? - January 2013
Christine was the keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, speaking on the topic ‘What does the future hold for the UK agricultural sector?’.
A summary of the talk is included in the ICAEW Farming and Rural Business Group News
January 2013 - Christine Tacon appointed Groceries Code Adjudicator
Media coverage includes:
Mirror Online: Supermarket tsar_Christine Tacon appointed Groceries Code Adjudicator
Retail Week: Five reasons why Christine Tacon may prove an astute appointment as Groceries Code Adjudicator
The Grocer: Tacon named as Groceries Code Adjudicator
NFU: Groceries code appointment – NFU response
Farming UK: Tacon appointed as new supermarket adjudicator
Food Manufacture: Christine Tacon appointed groceries code adjudicator
Just Food: UK Groceries Code Adjudicator appointed
Just Food: BRC cautiously welcomes grocery adjudicator Tacon
New Statesman: Five questions answered on the first appointed supermarket ombudsman
2012
The future of satellites in agriculture - December 2012
Presentation by Christine (keynote speaker) at European Space Solutions agriculture session. Details on the ESS conference website.
Nitrogen: How can we support farmers to adopt best practice? - November 2012
Presentation to Farmway in Edinburgh – November 12 2012
Notes on Food Security - May 2011
Prepared by Christine in response to Professor Sir John Beddington’s Foresight Report into the Future of Food and Farming.
Lincoln Food Lecture
Address by Christine to the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society Annual spring lecture.
October 2012 - BBC Farmer of the Year finalists
Christine was a judge in the BBC Food and Farming awards and can be heard on three broadcasts meeting the finalists vying for the title of Farmer of the Year:
Farmer of the Year finalist: Tom Rawson
Farmer of the Year finalist: Henry Edmunds
Farmer of the Year finalist: Guy Watson
September 2012 - Christine Tacon joins the board of Anglia Farmers
August 2012 - Interview with Labour Party researcher
We discussed a range of food and farming issues.
June 2012 - BBC Radio on the hunt for 'big food ideas'
May 2012 - Tacon takes on chair of arable farming venture
April 2012 - The Female FTSE Board Report 2012
April 2012 - Few regrets from time as Britain's biggest farmer
Report of the Fruit and Vegetables Task Force - August 2010
Final report as prepared by DEFRA and agreed by the Taskforce of which Christine was a sub-group chair.
February 2012 - Farms chief bids a fond farewell to growing business
The Sustainable Farming and Food Strategy, Three Years On - Reflections on progress - 2006
Report by Lord Curry, Chair of the Implementation Group, of which Christine was a member.
July-December 2011
December 2011- "A farmer and a woman" - The new Fellow securing food for the nation
December 2011- Carr's corner
October 2011 - Local farmer champions home-grown food
October 2011 - Farmer is Co-op's onion king
October 2011- Co-op to promote British farmers
September 2011- Co-operative Farms boss steps down
September 2011- Co-op Farms chief resigns
August 2011- Standing out from the crowd
August 2011- Christine's aim is to grow the Co-op's business organically
July 2011- Reasheath provides tailored training for The Co-operative Farms
‘Habitat Heroes’ campaign – June 2011
Co-operative lifeline for red squirrels in Perthshire
Farm hopes more otters will follow in green scheme
Plans to save the water vole
Owls offered 'super-sized' homes
Farm joins trial to boost nature
Blair farm welcomes the 'Habitat Heroes'
Jan-June 2011
June 2011- Life in the fast lane
June 2011- The Co-operative Group
April 2011- Round up: Co-operative Group sponsors online coverage of Oxford Farming Conference
April 2011- In brief: Co-operative financial results
April 2011- Co-operative Farms lead the way with a national apprenticeship scheme role
April 2011- Co-op eyes leading food security role
March 2011 - Hard worker has loved each minute of a life on the land
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