CBL (Centraal Bureau voor de Levensmiddelenhandel)

The CBL is the Dutch trade association for the food retail sector, meaning supermarkets and other grocery retailers. It speaks on behalf of the sector on industry-wide matters, such as food supply and regulation, and it is the body journalists turn to for the supermarket industry's view. In this article, its spokesperson is giving the sector's response to a possible long-term disruption at Albert Heijn stores.