Examination of Witness (Questions 357-359)
Mr Cliff Morrison
30 APRIL 2008
Q357 Chairman:First of all, thank
you very much for coming along to help us and finding the time
to do so, we are very indebted to you.
Mr Morrison: It is my pleasure.
Q358 Chairman: A couple of formal
things. This is a formal evidence-taking session so there will
be a transcript that will be made available to you as soon as
it is ready so you can have a look and see if there are any little
errors or slips that have crept in and revise them. Secondly,
we are technically webcast, so there is a possibility that somewhere
someone might be listening.
Mr Morrison: Yes, I have just heard that they
will be listening at FDF.
Q359 Chairman: There we are. Hello
there! On our best behaviour now. How would you like to proceed?
Would you like to make a brief opening statement and then go on
to questions and answers.
Mr Morrison: I was just going to say I was slightly
surprised that a lot of the emphasis in the questions was directed
towards Young's Foodvest. I had assumed that I was being asked
on behalf of the industry as a whole rather than Foodvest in particular.
Just to give some of my background. I took early retirement from
UB Frozen and Chilled Foods, when Young's was part of United Biscuits.
When the changes happened, Young's and Bluecrest came together
in a capitalist organisation, I decided to take early retirement
at that time. For the last six years or so I have been working
part-time as Technical Adviser to Young's, and it is now called
Foodvest. I am not directly involved in day-to-day business or
strategy, but I will answer those questions. If you want more
detail I might suggest that Mike Parker, who is the Deputy CEO
and is responsible for purchasing and technical strategy, has
expressed a willingness to come and give evidence if you want
more detail than I am possibly able to give you on the Young's
questions.
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