A PYMNTS Company

France: Ham cartel probe started

By  |  October 22, 2018

The French competition authority has launched an investigation into whether the sale of ham in the country is controlled by a cartel.

The Autorité de la Concurrence is investigating a possible price-fixing agreement on prices of ham and other meat items involving 14 companies—including Fleury Michon and Swiss supermarket group Coop—over a period from January 2011 to April 2013, according to French newspaper Le Monde.

According to the newspaper, the regulator is seeking to determine whether the companies concerned have agreed a two-way price-fixing deal—on the purchase price for their supply of meat and also a price for sale to distributors.

Le Monde stated the authority is looking at deli products sold in supermarkets.

Full Content: Le Monde

Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.