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13 FRESH CHICKEN
DISTRIBUTORS ALLEGEDLY
ENGAGED IN PRICE FIXING
AND MARKET SHARING
PRACTICES
FOOD & BEVERAGE
| INVESTIGATION
Case Team Members:
Kho Qin Yao
Kong Weng Loong
Yeo Hui Chuan
Jaime Pang
Justina Sim
Harikumar Pillay
Lee Cheow Han
13 f r e sh ch i cken d i s t r i bu t o r s
(collectively known as the “Parties”),
who are in the business of trading in
or distributing fresh chicken products,
had allegedly coordinated the amount
and timing of price increases. They had
also allegedly agreed not to compete
for each other’s customers in the
market for the supply of fresh chicken
products in Singapore.
Together, the Parties supply more than
90% of the fresh chicken products in
Singapore and their annual turnover
amounts to approximately half a billion
dollars annually.
In late 2014, CCS commenced its
investigations into the fresh chicken
distribution industry after it received a
complaint on the alleged anti-competitive
conduct. It was revealed through the
investigations that the Parties had met
to discuss prices from at least 2007 to
2014, and expressly coordinated the price
increases of fresh chicken products sold
in Singapore. During these meetings,
they had also agreed not to compete for
each other’s customers.
It was revealed through
the investigations that
the Parties had met to
discuss prices from at
least 2007 to 2014, and
expressly coordinated
the price increases of
fresh chicken products
sold in Singapore.
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