The European Commission has informed Grupo Riberebro Integral S.L. and its subsidiary Riberebro Integral S.A.U. that it suspects the companies of having breached EU antitrust rules by colluding with competitors on both customer allocation and the pricing of canned mushrooms in the European Economic Area (EEA). Sending a Statement of Objections does not prejudge the outcome of the investigation.
The Commission has concerns that Riberebro may have colluded with other market participants within the EEA to allocate customers and coordinate prices of so-called "private label" canned mushrooms (i.e. manufactured by one company to be sold under another company's brand name). If established, such behaviour would violate EU rules that prohibit anti-competitive business practices such as collusion on prices and market sharing (Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement).
The Commission has concerns that Riberebro may have colluded with other market participants within the EEA to allocate customers and coordinate prices of so-called "private label" canned mushrooms (i.e. manufactured by one company to be sold under another company's brand name). If established, such behaviour would violate EU rules that prohibit anti-competitive business practices such as collusion on prices and market sharing (Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement).
