The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued PepsiCo, alleging the beverage company forced many consumers to pay higher prices by providing a single large retail buyer with unfair pricing advantages.

The benefiting customer wasn't named in an FTC statement about the lawsuit. But a source familiar with the case, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to discuss it, said the ...

The Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday for offering preferential pricing to a large retailer, whom a source familiar with the matter confirmed was Walmart. The practices fed high ...

A Walmart spokesperson told CNN that the company ... Quaker and Gatorade, the FTC alleged. The benefits disadvantaged family-owned grocers, local convenience stores and even larger chains ...

The lawsuit, filed on 17 January 2025, contends that PepsiCo's preferential treatment of a retailer constituted a breach of the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), a legislation designed to protect fair ...

“PepsiCo strongly disputes the FTC’s allegations and the partisan manner in which the suit was filed. We will vigorously present our case in court,” the company said in a statement. Walmart ...

Insiders believing Walmart is Pepsi’s “likely” alleged beneficiary, according to NPR. The retail chain declined to comment. The FTC contends that “for years” the world’s second-largest ...

The Federal Trade Commission said Friday that it is suing PepsiCo for illegal price discrimination, alleging the food and ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday for offering preferential pricing to a large retailer, whom a source ...

The FTC, whose legal filing was sealed, said PepsiCo provided promotional pricing deals to a single “big-box” customer. Walmart was the recipient of those incentives, according to people ...