The Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday, alleging that it has engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one large retailer at the expense of other vendors and consumers.

The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued PepsiCo in a last-minute blitz of lawsuits before the end of the Biden administration, alleging that the beverage giant forced many consumers to pay higher prices by giving Walmart unfair pricing advantages.

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 competition by prohibiting anticompetitive price discrimination.

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 ...

The Federal Trade Commission said Friday that it is suing PepsiCo for illegal price discrimination, alleging the food and beverage giant gave an unnamed retailer more favorable prices than its competition. Walmart is the unnamed retailer, people ...

The U.S. 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 US Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo Inc. Friday under a rarely invoked 1930s law called the Robinson-Patman Act that bars price discrimination against retailers.

The FTC has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, accusing it of illegal price discrimination by giving preferential pricing to Walmart, disadvantaging other retailers and customers. PepsiCo disputes these allegations,

But a source familiar with the case, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to discuss it, said the retailer was Walmart. PepsiCo said the lawsuit “is wrong on the facts and ...

US Lawsuit Accuses PepsiCo of Price Discrimination That Favored Walmart Over Smaller Stores The Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday, alleging that it has engaged in illegal price ...

The Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday ... said the retailer was Walmart.

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP), a global leader in the food and beverage industry with a market capitalization of $206.5 billion, finds itself navigating a complex market landscape as it enters 2025. The company,