Sainsbury's boss pledges to support farmers and says UK food system needs a ' fundamental reform'

Simon Roberts, the chief executive officer of Sainsbury's, discusses the need for fundamental reform of the UK's food system

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Simon Roberts - Chief executive officer of Sainsbury's
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Simon Roberts - Chief executive officer of Sainsbury's

Supermarkets have been guilty of short termism and there is now a need for fundamental reform of the UK's food system if the country is to feed itself sustainably. That was the message from Simon Roberts,...

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