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Article

16 Jan 2008

Author:
Tiisetso Motsoeneng, Mail & Guardian [So. Africa]

Competition Commission chokes on new bread price [So. Africa]

The South African...Competition Commission on Wednesday slammed bread price increases, saying the..."blatant profiteering is an insult to the nation, particularly the poor..." Tiger Brands has denied that prices increases were implemented to plug the gap on the R99-million fine [it paid for its role in bread price-fixing], but has cited higher wheat prices. [also refers to Foodcorp, Pioneer Foods, Premier Foods]