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'''David Sawday''' is Director of Communications for the controversial British spyware/adware company, [[Phorm]]. <ref>http://www.phorm.com/about/exec_sawday.php</ref>
 
'''David Sawday''' is Director of Communications for the controversial British spyware/adware company, [[Phorm]]. <ref>http://www.phorm.com/about/exec_sawday.php</ref>
  
In April 1999 Sawday was a spokesman for Tesco. Tesco resisted customer opposition to GM foods and was one of the last major retailers in the UK to go GM-free for its own-brand products. In announcing the move to go GM free he is quoted as saying:
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Tesco resisted customer opposition to GM foods and was one of the last major retailers in the UK to go GM-free for its own-brand products. In announcing the move to go GM free, David Sawday is quoted as saying:
  
 
:"We have been watching very carefully what our customers have been saying through our focus groups and research and it has not really been until late Febuary/March that there has been a significant shift in opinion on genetically-modified organisms." <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/330210.stm</ref>
 
:"We have been watching very carefully what our customers have been saying through our focus groups and research and it has not really been until late Febuary/March that there has been a significant shift in opinion on genetically-modified organisms." <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/330210.stm</ref>

Revision as of 10:58, 8 September 2009

David Sawday is Director of Communications for the controversial British spyware/adware company, Phorm. [1]

Tesco resisted customer opposition to GM foods and was one of the last major retailers in the UK to go GM-free for its own-brand products. In announcing the move to go GM free, David Sawday is quoted as saying:

"We have been watching very carefully what our customers have been saying through our focus groups and research and it has not really been until late Febuary/March that there has been a significant shift in opinion on genetically-modified organisms." [2]

Following his role at Tesco, Sawday also worked for Big Food Group, Safeway Stores and Yahoo.

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