Day 061 - 05 Dec 94 - Page 26

     
     1        A.  I think so, yes.
     2
     3   Q.   Yes?
     4        A.  I think I have the right page.  They are all headed
     5        "Suppliers and Purchasing", are they not?
     6
     7   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Mine is cut off.
     8
     9   THE WITNESS:  What is the content on the page?
    10
    11   MR. MORRIS:  It says:  "Suppliers and Purchasing, Exports", yes?
    12        A.  No, mine does not say "exports"; it reads "McDonald's
    13        UK Food and Packaging Suppliers".
    14
    15   MS. STEEL:  Page 26.
    16
    17   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  The photocopy is cut off like that, so
    18        you may have something on yours which does not appear on --
    19        I see the witness's bundle is cut off as well.
    20
    MR. MORRIS:  If we just move on to -- has everyone found it?
    22
    23   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  We have the document, the photocopy is ----
    24
    25   MR. MORRIS:  I am sorry.  If I can hand this page to the
    26        witness?  I will show it to Mr. Rampton first.  He has the
    27        original.
    28
    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No, he is well supplied.
    30
    31   MR. MORRIS:  I cannot remember what it says.  Would you just
    32        read out, "Exports from the McDonald's UK", yes?
    33        A.  Yes.
    34
    35   Q.   And McDonald's UK have exported to a number of countries,
    36        in fact, dozens of countries, yes, including Turkey?
    37        A.  McDonald's UK suppliers have, yes.
    38
    39   Q.   Yes, have exported McDonald's products to Turkey; is that
    40        correct?
         A.  Yes.
    42
    43   Q.   So what is the problem then with exporting to Turkey; there
    44        is no problem at all, is there?
    45        A.  No.  You did not listen to what I said earlier.  I told
    46        you earlier that in the case of foam packaging, there was
    47        already a supplier in place and, as there was one in place,
    48        it made more economic sense to use him, to use that
    49        supplier that was in place.  In the case of where there is
    50        not a supplier in place, then you have to export, you have 
    51        no option, or import in this case into Turkey. 
    52 
    53   Q.   OK.  So, economic matters take preference over
    54        environmental concerns?
    55        A.  Well, I said a little more than that.  I said economic
    56        matters and availability of a supplier being in place; if
    57        there was not one there, you are hardly going to build £10
    58        million factory to supply 20 or 30 restaurants.  In this
    59        case there was a foam packaging supplier there and it made
    60        sense to use them.