Nespresso is submitting commitments before the Autorité de la concurrence to lift barriers to entry for other coffee capsule makers - compatible with Nespresso coffee machines - as well as barriers to their growth* Within the scope of a procedure initiated before the Autorité de la concurrence by DEMB (the L'Or Espresso brand) – formerly known as Sara Lee – and the Ethical Coffee Company (the Espresso brand and private label brands), Nespresso has proposed a series of commitments designed to lift barriers to entry for other coffee capsule makers - compatible with Nespresso coffee machines - as well as barriers to their growth. The Autorité de la concurrence, being the first antitrust authority to examine these practices, is launching a market test to check whether the proposed
The French Competition Authority receives commitments from a coffee machines maker to remove barriers to entry on the coffee capsules market (Nespresso)
Press release published on the official website of the French Competition Authority.
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