Sainsburys and Tomlinsons Sainsburys farmers are heading for a bitter legal battle

The Tomlinson Sainsbury’s farmer battle is expected to move to stage 2 because clearly the retail giant has maintained its image of having skin as thick as a rhinoceros. 

Sainsbury’s Dairy Development Group 2007 inception publicity proudly trumpeted that it would work with its farmer suppliers “to ensure sustainable profits for them (I assumed them refers to the farmers and not Sainsbury’s!) and a sustainable source of British milk for our customers”. 

Sainsbury’s has let down those farmers it enticed to move from Muller to Tomlinson’s two years ago and far from receiving a fair price based on cost of production for 43 days milk they have received zero payment.

It is understood that lawyers are the next and only way to resolve the matter and the hope is that all of the Tomlinsons/Sainsburys farmers stick together shoulder to shoulder and none wimp out when it comes to going head to head with the retail giant.

Tomlinsons folded with 331 employees made redundant and around 67 dairy farmers pockets hit hard.