“The supply chain law incentivizes companies to buy from large suppliers. Because that is much less effort than controlling ten smaller suppliers. In Ethiopia, for example, there are four million coffee farmers, in other countries a dozen large coffee farms. The supply chain law endangers small farmers – at least for certain raw materials.”
– Felix Ahlers, CEO of Frosta AG, in “The Paprika Belt moves north every year”, Handelsblatt, written by Katrin Terpitz, 23.01.2024