The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will launch an inquiry to look into competition and fair trading aspects in the dairy industry. Its dairy industry inquiry will investigate competition among milk processors, ...
Tags: Dairy Industry, Watchdog
Removing parallel import restrictions would “promote competition and potentially lower prices for consumers”, according to one of the recommendations from the Harper Competition Review Final Report, released last week. ...
Supermarket dumping of cage eggs could result in egg shortages Egg producers have continued to express concerns about the impact on Australia’s egg industry of moves by supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths, and fast food chain ...
Tags: Cage Eggs, Supermarket, Agriculture
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has continued its focus on ‘free range’ egg claims, and instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against R.L Adams Pty Ltd, which trades as Darling Downs Fresh Eggs, ...
Tags: egg claims, Agriculture
Emperador Distillers, the Philippines-based hard liquor unit of Alliance Global Group, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Diageo’s Whyte & Mackay whiskey business for £430m. Scope of the transaction also ...
Tags: Whyte&Mackay products, whisky drinking culture, Agriculture
British farmer-owned dairy co-operative First Milk and cheese supplier Adams Foods have completed their long-term, strategic, cheese supply partnership. The move comes after the deal received approval from the UK's Office of Fair Trading ...
Tags: First Milk, Adams Foods, Cheese Supply Chain
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has filed separate proceedings in the Federal Court against egg producers in Western Australia (WA) and New South Wales (NSW) alleging that each of the producer’s use of ...
Tags: egg, food, free-range
2 Sisters Food Group has had an action-packed year. In June, its acquisition of Vion finally won approval from the Office of Fair Trading – safeguarding 5,000 jobs. But it wasn’t all good news for the food manufacturer. Its ...
Global drinks giant Diageo has confirmed it is considering selling most of the Whyte & Mackay (W&M) whisky distilleries it gained by taking over India’s United Spirits. Diageo is offering a deal to offset competition concerns about ...
Tags: Diageo, mull, sale, Whyte&Mackay distillery
Supermarket giant Tesco is to step up its battle with Amazon and Apple by launching a keenly priced tablet computer in time for Christmas. The company, which has had its profitable entertainment business hit by Apple and Amazon, is to ...
Tags: Amazon, Apple, Computer Products, webservice
A complaint against Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) lamp compliance scheme Recolight has been dropped by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) without a formal investigation. Manchester-based lamp recycling firm Mercury ...
Five thousand food jobs in Scotland and Wales have been safeguarded after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approved the 2 Sisters Food Group’s acquisition of Vion UK’s poultry business. About 5,000 food manufacturing jobs ...
Tags: OFT approval, 2 Sisters, Vion
The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has approved a takeover of the Vion UK's poultry business by 2 Sisters Food, following an extensive review of the transaction. The OFT fully reviewed the transaction, including the combination of the ...
Tags: Poultry Business, Agriculture
The founder of Liberty Reserve, an online digital currency and payments system based in Costa Rica, has been arrested and charged with money laundering. Further reading Retailers looking to cut Visa and other 'middlemen' out of the ...
Tags: Payments System, Computer Products, software
InspirationWorks believes it has "covered every angle" in keeping in-app purchases at a safe level for children using its Kurio device. The firm has spoken out after the Office of Fair Trading announced it is to launch an investigation ...