Dave Epp at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On December 4th, 2023. See this statement in context.

December 4th, 2023 / 4:05 p.m.

Conservative

Dave Epp Conservative Chatham-Kent—Leamington, ON

I'm going to ask a couple more specific questions, but I'm asking them as to whether they would fall under the code of conduct.

Can you explain to the committee what “fill rates” are? Why does Sobeys fine suppliers and demand fill rates of 98.5%? The costs are imposed on suppliers, which obviously end up in food costs later, which I believe is self-evident.

Also, on vendor data, I understand you charge suppliers for internal data that would help both you and the vendor to be more appropriate in their product mix. That's a charge.

Would those two areas be covered by a product mix, and can you explain to the committee exactly what they mean?

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