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Busted: 'Mean-spirited' Trump allies hid collusion to inflate grocery costs

The complaint reveals Pepsi’s alleged price discrimination to maintain Walmart’s approval and impact on grocery competition, with the case unsealed after being hidden by Trump-appointed FTC officials.

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On Friday, a nonprofit forced the Trump administration to unseal a damning complaint lodged by the Biden-era Federal Trade Commission against Pepsi for colluding with Walmart to raise food prices across the nation. New un-redacted information claims FTC Chair Ferguson and his colleague Mark Meador (both Trump appointees) were hiding the mechanics of Pepsi’s and Wal-Mart’s price fixing.Pepsi is a “must-have” product for grocery stores, and Walmar…

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