Perfection Fresh, ACCC agree to court date for settlement hearing in cartel case
By Sean Maguire ( November 11, 2026, 03:08 GMT | Insight) -- Perfection Fresh and Australia's competition watchdog will return to court on Dec. 2 seeking approval of a proposed settlement in the watchdog's cartel case involving vegetable suppliers to Aldi. The parties are separately seeking to keep commercially sensitive pricing information confidential, with the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission telling the court on Wednesday the material relates to current and future tender pricing. The proposed settlement follows Perfection Fresh's admission to 11 instances of cartel conduct between 2019 and 2020 and agreement to a proposed A$12 million ($8.16 million) penalty.Perfection Fresh Australia, an Aldi vegetable supplier, is set to appear in court with Australia's competition watchdog on Dec. 2 for consideration of a settlement in a major cartel case....
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