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Competition tribunal dismisses cartel case against I&J

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Processed frozen food manufacturer Irvin & Johnson (I&J) has come out victorious in a case where they were accused of cartel conduct by the Competition Commission in 2017.

The commission alleged that I&J and beef processing company Karan Beef had participated in a cartel to divide markets, by entering into a manufacturing agreement in 2000 and a subsequent amended agreement in 2002, in contravention of the Competition Act.

The tribunal dismissed the case due to lack of evidence and said the burden of proof lay with the commission. “On the contrary, at some point of the first two years, the products were jointly branded, with the Karan logo depicted on the I&J product. Hence, customers and the public alike were aware of this.”

 

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