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Fruit farmers take Premier to court

Five Western Cape fruit producers, the Competition Commission and union AFADWU are taking action over the planned closure of the Tulbagh cannery

Five Western Cape fruit producers are asking the high court to force Premier to take their fruit for the coming harvest. Archive photo: Greg Dor

Fruit producers, a union and the Competition Commission are up in arms over Premier’s planned closure of its cannery in Tulbagh.
Five Western Cape fruit producers are asking the high court for an interim order to enforce their supply contracts with Premier for the harvest which begins next month.
The Competition Commission wants the approval of Premier’s R6.5-billion merger with the Rhodes Food Group revoked because the commission says Premier failed to disclose its plans to close the cannery.
The Agricultural, Food and Allied Democratic Workers’ Union is challenging the retrenchment consultation process and says…

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