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Tchibo loses German court appeal over Aldi Süd's below-cost coffee prices

By Karoline Del Vecchio ( February 10, 2026, 13:02 GMT | Insight) -- German coffee roaster and non-food retailer Tchibo has lost a German appeal court bid to stop supermarket chain Aldi Süd from running offers for its coffee products at prices below their cost to produce. Tchibo had argued that the practice was anticompetitive, and a spokesperson said the court “missed out on a chance to put a stop to structural negative development in the German food trade.” It can appeal to Germany's highest civil court.German coffee roaster and non-food retailer Tchibo has lost a German appeal court bid to stop supermarket chain Aldi Süd from running offers for its coffee products at prices below their cost to produce....

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