The South African Competition Commission (SACC) has conducted an investigation into the dealings of six glass suppliers and has charged them with "cartel conduct" and proposed that a penalty be levied against them. The SACC had ...
Tags: Glass Suppliers, glass
COMPANIES that participated in cartel activity in the glass manufacturing industry face prosecution by the Competition Tribunal following an investigation by the Competition Commission. The commission’s investigation, which started ...
Tags: Glass, Furman Glass
The Competition Commission has referred its findings of cartel conduct against Glass South Africa, National Glass, Northern Hardware & Glass, Furman Glass, McCoy’s Glass and AF-FSL Glass to the Competition Tribunal for a hearing The ...
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital proposed acquisition of American food company HJ Heinz. CCI said that the transaction is not likely to have any adverse effect on ...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Capital's Acquisition, Agriculture
Two leading City analysts are recommending investors sell shares in Booker – the UK's largest cash-and-carry wholesaler – as the firm posted another rise in sales. Booker is 'the highest rated UK food retailer by a country ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The food industry’s biggest ever takeover was announced over the past month with the sale of Heinz to a consortium led by the sage of Omaha, Warren Buffett, and Brazilian private equity specialist Jorge Lemann’s 3G Capital group ...
The Vion red meat and poultry businesses acquired by 2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) can expect some “major cost savings” by their new owner Ranjit Boparan, according to a leading City analyst. 2 Sisters has acquired 11 of ...
Tags: Vion, red meat and poultry businesses, 2 Sisters Food Group
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), the country’s fair trade regulator, has closed the case against the Coimbatore-based textile machine maker Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW). The case against LMW was filed by Shahi Exports ...
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The UK's largest cash and carry wholesaler Booker Group has posted an increase in third-quarter sales, boosted by revenue growth in all its divisions. In the 16 weeks ended 4 January, total sales rose by 3.1%, while like-for-like sales ...
Tags: Booker, sales, fresh departments
Amid further signs that the EU's two-year investigation into Google is coming to a head, EC competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia said that the internet giant will be forced to change the way it presents its search results if it wants to ...
Business Line reported that the Competition Commission of India has given its approval to the acquisition of Future group's Pantaloon brand business by Aditya Birla Nuvo. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, through a subsidiary, had proposed to acquire ...
Tags: Competition Commission of India, Future group, Pantaloon, retail
Cement prices in India have dropped around 6% since June this year. The dip in cement prices can be attributed to a slowdown in construction and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) order that penalized 11 cement companies, accusing ...
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Business Line reported that the Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint by Bangalore based Minerals Enterprises Ltd alleging abuse of dominant position by Indian Railways in transportation of iron ore. Minerals ...
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European Union regulators will not force Microsoft to open its Windows RT operating system to rival browsers, the Brussels-based antitrust agency said Wednesday. At the same time, the European Competition Commission served Microsoft with ...
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BD Live reported that aveng subsidiary Trident Steel’s ZAR 8.6 million fine set by the Competition Commission was confirmed by the Competition Tribunal on Wednesday. The settlement followed a commission investigation which found ...
Tags: fine set, Competition Tribunal, Trident Steel, Macsteel Service Centres