Nestlé, Danone unfairly benefit from French food-pricing law, E.Leclerc boss tells lawmakers
By Arezki Yaïche ( July 24, 2019, 17:23 GMT | Insight) -- Nestlé and other large food producers are unfairly benefitting from France’s agricultural law at the expense of supermarket chains, the boss of retailer E.Leclerc has said, wading into a growing debate about the compatibility of the rules with competition law. Laws designed to protect farmers are instead benefiting multinational food companies, Michel-Edouard Leclerc told French lawmakers today.Nestlé and other large food producers are unfairly benefitting from France’s agricultural law at the expense of supermarket chains, the boss of retailer E.Leclerc has said, wading into a growing debate about the compatibility of the rules with competition law....
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