All eyes on the competition

Competition has become the double-edged sword of the fresh produce game, on the one hand keeping the market healthy and, on the other, transforming the high street beyond recognition into a cut-throat retail environment, with the inexorable rise of the big four retailers - Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons. The issue came to a head last year when the Competition Commission released its final report on its two-year investigation into the UK grocery market, to mixed reviews from the trade. So what comes next? Anna Sbuttoni reports.