Lactalis Group Companies Fined €60.1 Million in French Fresh-Dairy Cartel
Company: Lactalis
Summary
In March 2015, France's Autorité de la concurrence sanctioned a nationwide cartel involving producers of fresh dairy products sold under retailers' own brands. The authority said the secret arrangements operated between 2006 and 2012 and involved price coordination and other anticompetitive conduct. Lactalis Nestlé Ultra Frais MDD received a €56.1 million sanction and Lactalis Beurres & Crèmes received €4 million. The authority specifically identified Groupe Lactalis among the companies concerned and increased the Lactalis sanction because of the group's economic power. Source: Autorité de la concurrence https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/fr/communiques-de-presse/lautorite-de-la-concurrence-sanctionne-hauteur-de-1927-millions-deuros-une