Canada: Nestle, Mars accused of price fixing

Canadian authorities charged Nestle, Mars and the Canadian food distributor ITWAL over an alleged criminal conspiracy to fix the prices of leading chocolate bars. Competition Commissioner John Pecman called their alleged actions “egregious anti-competitive behavior that harms Canadian consumers”. The case also involves Hershey Canada, which has reached a settlement with the bureau that will see it plead guilty to one count of price-fixing. The bureau said it has recommended that Hershey receive "lenient treatment", as a result of its cooperation.