Coverage dated May 22, 2024

EU Commission fines Oreo maker Mondelez 337.5 million euros for blocking cross-border sales

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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has imposed a fine of 337.5 million euros ($366 million) on food company Mondelez, the owner of Oreo cookies and other snack brands, for obstructing sales of its products between EU member states, the bloc's executive arm said on Thursday.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    EU Commission fines Oreo maker Mondelez 337.5 million euros for blocking cross-border sales (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has imposed a fine of 337.5 million euros ($366 million) on food company Mondelez, the owner of Oreo cookies and other snack brands, for obstructing sales of its products between EU member states, the bloc's executive arm said on Thursday.

  2. Quartz

    Oreo maker Mondelēz fined $366 million for curtailing cross-border chocolate trade (opens Quartz)

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    The U.S. based company tried to limit the sale of its chocolate, biscuit, and coffee products

  3. Digital Journal

    EU hits Oreo maker Mondelez with 337.5 mn euro antitrust fine (opens Digital Journal)

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    The EU on Thursday slapped a 337.5 million euro ($366 million) fine on Mondelez, the US confectioner behind major brands including Toblerone and Oreo, for

  4. CBS News

    Oreo maker Mondelez hit with $366 million antitrust fine by EU (opens CBS News)

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    The European Union fined Mondelez, the U.S. confectioner behind major brands including Oreo, 337.5 million euros ($366 million) for restricting sales of products within the 27-country bloc.

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Oreo-maker Mondelez fined $366 million for rigging European markets (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Mondelez, the maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, has been fined €337.5 million ($366 million) for hindering the trade of chocolate, cookies and coffee between European Union countries in order to keep prices high.

  6. Time

    Maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk Is Fined $366 Million (opens Time)

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    Mondelēz, the maker of Oreo cookies and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, has been fined $336 million (€337.5) by the European Commission.

  7. Fortune

    Europe fines Oreo-maker Mondelez $366 million for stopping its products from being sold between countries (opens Fortune)

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    The European Commission said Mondelez tried to avoid that cross-border trade because that could lead to lower prices.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    EU hits Oreo maker Mondelez with €338 million antitrust fine – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Brussels says Mondelez was wrong to make consumers pay more for chocolate, biscuits, and coffee. It claims the firm stopped traders from selling its products across EU borders, despite the bloc's single market.

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