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•Pepsi suffers the wrath of (Lina) Khan
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FTC sued Pepsi for providing promotional payments to an unnamed big-box retailer.
FTC Chair Lina Khan alleges Pepsi unfairly advantages one large retailer by providing it with promotional allowances and services such as advertising budgets and signage.
Dissenting commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew Ferguson regard the majority's argument as tortured and tendentious.
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https://www.ftc.gov/advice-guidance/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/price-discrimination-robinson-patman-violationshttps://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/dissenting-statement-commissioner-ferguson-regarding-non-alcoholic-beverages-price-discrimination-investigation.pdfhttps://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/public-statements/dissenting-statement-commissioner-melissa-holyoak-matter-southern-glazers-wine-spirits-llchttps://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/pepsi-holyoak-dissenting-statement.pdfhttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-sues-pepsico-rigging-soft-drink-competitionhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/13https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/public-statements/statement-chair-lina-m-khan-commissioner-alvaro-m-bedoya-matter-non-alcoholic-beverages-price
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