The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued PepsiCo in a last-minute blitz of lawsuits before the end of the Biden administration, alleging that the beverage giant forced many consumers to pay higher prices by giving Walmart unfair pricing advantages.

Uncle Sam is always watching, even if you’re a major brand like Pepsi or Walmart. The Federal Trade Commission, or what we will call FTC from here on, has filed a major lawsuit against Pepsi for colluding with Walmart to keep prices lower at Walmart stores than any other stores.

A lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges that food and beverage maker PepsiCo engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one big-box retailer.

The lawsuit, filed on 17 January 2025, contends that PepsiCo's preferential treatment of a retailer constituted a breach of the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), a legislation designed to protect fair competition by prohibiting anticompetitive price discrimination.

The Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday for offering preferential pricing to a large retailer, whom a source familiar with the matter confirmed was Walmart. The practices fed high ...

Walmart is the unnamed retailer, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The FTC alleges Pepsi violated the Robinson-Patman Act, which bars sellers from giving competing buyers different prices for the same “commodity” or selectively providing ...

A Walmart spokesperson told CNN that the company ... Quaker and Gatorade, the FTC alleged. The benefits disadvantaged family-owned grocers, local convenience stores and even larger chains ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday for offering preferential pricing to a large retailer, whom a source familiar with the matter confirmed was Walmart .

Industry experts point to Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, as the likely company, which is not accused of wrongdoing. The FTC alleges that because Pepsi did not offer the same deals to others ...

The FTC has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, accusing it of illegal price discrimination by giving preferential pricing to Walmart, disadvantaging other retailers and customers. PepsiCo disputes these allegations,

A lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges that food and beverage maker PepsiCo engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one big-box retailer

The FTC is suing PepsiCo for allegedly rigging the market by offering “unfair pricing advantages” that can contribute to inflation.