The
The commission accused
Mondelez entered into 22 anti-competitive agreements that limited the territories or customers to which seven wholesale customers could resell Mondelez products. The commission said one agreement included a provision demanding that Mondelez customers apply higher prices for exports compared to domestic sales.
In other instances, Mondelez ordered some traders and distributors not to sell in certain EU member states. The commission pointed to an incident where Mondelez refused to supply a broker in
The commission said that and similar examples violated commission rules in trading with member states.
"Prices for food differ between member states," Vestager said in a statement. "Trade over borders of member states in the internal market can lower prices and increase the availability of products for consumers. This is especially important in times of high inflation.
"In today's decision, we find that Mondelez illegally limited cross-border sales across the E.U. Mondelez did so to maintain higher prices for its products to the detriment of consumers."
According to its website, Mondelez which is also the home of brands Clif Bar and Tate's Bake Shop cookies made
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