Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order 2009

The Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order 2009 is a statutory instrument of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Code of practice
The order sets out a Groceries Supply Code of Practice, known informally as the Groceries Code, to regulate the relationship between food suppliers and a number of designated large retailers, a list of which is maintained by the government.

Designated retailers
At the date of the creation of the Code of Practice, the designated retailers were:


 * Aldi
 * Asda
 * Co-operative Group
 * Iceland
 * Lidl
 * Marks & Spencer
 * Morrisons
 * Sainsbury's
 * Tesco
 * Waitrose

Since then, the following retailers have been added to the list:


 * Amazon
 * B&M
 * TJ Morris
 * Ocado