Competition

TreeHouse Foods' cereal deal with Post delayed

24-Jul-2019 By Kristine Sherred

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested more time to review the details of the proposed transaction.

National Dairy Council accepting entries for 2019 New Product Competition

12-Sep-2018 By Beth Newhart

The National Dairy Council (NDC) has kicked off its 2019 New Product Competition and is now accepting submissions for the ‘next new innovative product’ in dairy. The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the US and Canada.

Big players in Canada’s bread industry investigated for alleged price fixing

03-Nov-2017 By Gill Hyslop

Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched an investigation into allegations of price fixing of some packaged bread products dating back to 2001.

Chobani rapped over knuckles by NAD over ‘Farmland’ Greek yogurt ads

02-Sep-2014 By Elaine Watson

Chobani has been rapped over the knuckles by ad watchdog the National Advertising Division (NAD*) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus over its ‘Farmland’ ad, which implied that its Simply 100 Greek yogurts came straight from the farm, while competing...

Mars Chocolate North America follows Nestlé and Hershey with price hike

23-Jul-2014 By Oliver Nieburg

Mars Chocolate North America has become the latest to introduce wholesale price increases after similar moves from Nestlé and Hershey.

Mars: No immediate chocolate price increases in face of cocoa deficit

18-Jun-2014 By Oliver Nieburg

Mars says it is experiencing the same pressures on the cocoa market as Nestlé, but currently has no plans to raise chocolate prices.

Nestlé, Unilever rubbish Brazilian ice cream antitrust allegations

10-Oct-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

Nestlé and Unilever have rubbished allegations that they violated Brazilian competition law by preventing the exposure of rival ice cream products at retail level.

Chocolate titans in fresh antitrust lawsuit for alleged US price fixing

18-Apr-2012 By Oliver Nieburg

Hershey, Nestle, Mars and Cadbury have been hit with a new antitrust lawsuit that alleges the companies conspired together to fix chocolate prices in the US between 2002 and 2008.

Chocolate giants face Canadian price fix enquiry

29-Nov-2007 By Neil Merrett

Cadbury, Mars and a number of other leading global confectioners
are under investigation in Canada over allegations of price fixing
in the country, press reports have said.