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Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Non-Alcoholic Beverages Price Discrimination Investigation
FTC Sues PepsiCo for Rigging Soft Drink Competition
PepsiCo Inc., FTC v.
Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan In the Matter of Deere & Company
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Deere & Company
FTC, States Sue Deere & Company to Protect Farmers from Unfair Corporate Tactics, High Repair Costs
Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Kroger Company/Albertsons Companies, Inc., In the Matter of
The Federal Trade Commission sued to block the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history—Kroger Company’s $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc.—alleging that the deal is anticompetitive.
Remarks by Chair Lina M. Khan Grubhub Press Conference
FTC, Illinois Attorney General Take Action Against Grubhub for Harming Diners, Workers, and Small Businesses
Statement on FTC Victory Securing Halt to Kroger, Albertsons Grocery Merger
Biglari Holdings Inc.
Restaurant chain owner and investment fund operator Biglari Holdings Inc. will pay a $1.4 million civil penalty to settle charges that two acquisitions it made on March 26, 2020 of shares of restaurant operator Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. According to the complaint, these two acquisitions, together with Biglari’s prior holdings of Cracker Barrel, caused it to exceed an HSR filing threshold, triggering its obligation to file an HSR Form and wait before completing the acquisition. Failing to do so violated the HSR Act.
Federal Trade Commission Returning Almost $21,000 to Consumers Nationwide Who Bought Deceptively Marketed CBD Products from Kushly Industries
Kushly Industries LLC, In the Matter of
In May 2021, the FTC filed a complaint against Kushly Industries LLC and its CEO, Cody Alt, for allegedly marketing products containing cannabidiol (CBD) using unsubstantiated health and establishment claims. According to the complaint Kushly sold a variety of CBD products to the public through its website, kushly.com, and social media platforms from January 2019 to August 2020. The FTC order announced at the same time as the complaint banned the company and Alt from the alleged illegal conduct. The Commission approved the final order in July 2021. In August 2022, the FTC announced it was returning almost $21,000 to defrauded consumers.