Aldi suppliers fixed produce prices, Australian antitrust enforcer alleges
By James Panichi ( September 1, 2025, 03:53 GMT | Insight) -- Produce suppliers of discount supermarket Aldi in Australia are the focus of price-fixing allegations filed today by the competition enforcer, just months after the publication of a damning report that found the grocery-retail sector was oligopolistic. Announcing that it had lodged a civil-cartel lawsuit today, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said it had targeted four suppliers and three senior executives over allegations they formed a cartel while supplying fresh vegetables to the German-owned Aldi, in breach of antitrust laws.Australian produce suppliers of discount supermarket Aldi are the focus of price-fixing allegations filed today by Australia’s competition enforcer, just months after the publication of a damning report that found the grocery-retail sector was oligopolistic....
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