Australia regulator launches the issue of price stabilization against fresh vegetable suppliers

The competition organizer in Australia said it is taking legal measures against a handful of local fresh products “to unify the alleged prices.”

In a statement issued yesterday (September 1), the Australian Competition and Consumer Committee (ACCC) announced that it had launched the court’s procedures against four companies and three executives of a company to violate the country’s laws in the country in the supply of fresh vegetables for ALDI retail.

Acccc has appointed companies as Fresh Australia Completion; Aust; Veli Velisha Fresh Product and Velisha National Farms; And M. Fragapane & Sons (Trading as Fragapane farms).

Veli Velisha Fresh products were sold to Velisha National Farms in 2019, according to the regulator statement.

Catherine Velisha, director and executive director of Veli Velisha Fresh Products and Velisha National Farms, along with Kaushik Vora, was recognized as among the executives of the lawsuit.

Meanwhile, Roberto Naf, General Sales Director at M. Fragapane, was included in court actions.

In what ACCC described as “alleged cartel behavior”, the parties are accused of installing prices in fresh vegetable supplies to Aldi stores in New South Wales, Victoria and Coenzland between 2018 and 2024.

“The behavior of Cartel, whether by coordinating prices or agreeing on the terms of bids with competitors, is hostile to competition and illegal,” said Gina Cas-Guetleb, ACC

“Companies that work together instead of competition can increase prices and harm consumers, with other companies that seek to compete fairly.”

According to ACCC, the case against the accused revolves around the so -called “graceful pricing”, as the suppliers make weekly quotes to stores. In the case of aldi, the retail seller uses a graceful pricing of vegetables such as cauliflower, broccoli and ice lethal, as the regulator added.

“ACCC continues to give priority to investigating the allegations of Cartel’s behavior and will provide enforcement procedures when necessary.”

These procedures will include civil penalties and non -eligibility orders.

The organizational authority went on to explain its accusations: “ACCC claims that on 28 occasions, two or more suppliers, or tried to put, arrangements, or understand it had a purpose, influence or possible effect of installation, control, or maintaining the price of broccoli, clove disk, iceberg, or Brussels Brussels.”

He added: “Acccc also claims that in 48 occasions, one or more suppliers have made prices to Aldi according to these arrangements or understandings.”

Outside working hours in Australia today (September 2), Just food I arrived at the four companies called ACCC to comment.

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