Food prices under the magnifying glass: Who really benefits?

Food prices under the magnifying glass: Who really benefits?

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - Today, the fairness office presents its activity report for 2024, which refers to 225 inquiries and 239 complaints from the previous year. However, Rainer Will, Managing Director of the Trade Association, relativizes the figures by emphasizing that with more than 100,000 companies, the symptoms only made up 0.24 %. The fairness office, which was created at the suggestion of the food trade, is positively rated by the industry. Wants to explain that despite hard negotiations, the food trade never deserved "a corporate money" and adhere to the legal requirements. He also points out that the report not only shows the problems, but also confirms the long -term and proven cooperation between suppliers and retail, which is particularly important in times of crisis, such as Profile.

The BWB also emphasizes the unfair business practices, which are worrying in view of the market dominance of the great actors such as Rewe, Spar and Hofer. These companies control 91 % of the market and use their power according to BWB to undermine fair conditions for suppliers. The report of the fairness office reveals similar problems to one -sided contract changes or short -term contractor. In order to counteract these strict practices, the first applications for the antitrust court are in prospect, which requires legal clarification for smaller suppliers.