Italian Authorities Fine Pasta Makers For Operating Cartel

The Italian antitrust authority has fined twenty-six Italian pasta producers and the Italian Union of Pasta Makers (Unipi) for allegedly operating a cartel between October 2006 and March 2008. The implicated companies account for 90% of the Italian pasta market and include Barilla, the world's largest pasta maker. The price of pasta increased substantially in 2007 and 2008 and led to widespread protests among Italian consumers. However, many of the implicated pasta companies contend that they were simply passing on higher

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