The Portuguese Competition Authority sanctions four supermarket chains for retail price fixing practices (Auchan / Lidl / Modelo / Continente / Pingo Doce)

AdC sanctions Auchan, Lidl, Modelo Continente, Pingo Doce, a supplier of soft drinks and two managers for colluding on prices to the detriment of consumers* The decision The AdC (Portuguese Competition Authority) has sanctioned four supermarket chains – Auchan, Lidl, Modelo Continente and Pingo Doce -, as well as the common supplier of juices, nectars and soft drinks and two for having participated in a scheme of price fixing on retail prices. This practice is damaging to consumers and affects the generality of the Portuguese population, since the business groups