I&J denies allegations of ‘cartel conduct’
JOHANNESBURG – Food
company Irvin & Johnson (I&J) has denied allegations of cartel conduct and contravening section 4 of the Competition Act.
company Irvin & Johnson (I&J) has denied allegations of cartel conduct and contravening section 4 of the Competition Act.
I&J yesterday appeared before the Competition Tribunal where it presented its closing arguments in a case brought by the Competition Commission. The commission accused I&J of allegedly dividing markets in the supply of processed beef products such as beef burger patties, steak sizzlers, crumbed beef steaklets, viennas and boerewors.
I&J was charged – along with beef processing company, Karan Beef – in October 2018 following an investigation. The commission argued that I&J and Karan Beef agreed not to compete with each other in the market for the supply of processed beef products.
Source: iol.co.za
