By Wooyoung Lee ( April 14, 2025, 06:45 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s major confectionery companies, Nongshim, Orion, Lotte Wellfood and Crown Haitai Group, are facing scrutiny by the country’s competition regulator for suspected collusion over recent price hikes. The Korea Fair Trade Commission is conducting on-site inspections at the headquarters of the companies this week, searching for evidence of unlawful coordination over prices, MLex was told.South Korea’s major confectionery companies, Nongshim, Orion, Lotte Wellfood and Crown Haitai Group, are facing scrutiny by the country’s competition regulator for suspected collusion over recent price hikes....
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