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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dee-Ann Durbin

US lawsuit accuses Pepsi company of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores

FTC PepsiCo - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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

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 it, said the retailer was Walmart.

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