The Telegraph
Morrisons tries to soothe farmers’ fears over takeover
Morrisons is under mounting pressure to extract legally binding commitments from the US consortium behind a £9.5bn takeover that it will not damage the legacy of the supermarket’s founding family. The grocer this weekend sought to soothe concerns among farmers that supply agreements will be ripped up, environment pledges would be reneged and UK food supply disrupted. In a letter to 3,000 farmers, seen by The Sunday Telegraph, Morrisons boss David Potts insisted commitments made by the takeover c
