capricorn Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Now I feel really cheated. Who would have thought that chocolate bar manufacturers would lower themselves to the tried and true gimmicks of oil producers in price fixing. Our Competition Bureau is aiming to protect chocolate lovers. "We can confirm that we are investigating alleged anticompetitive practices in the chocolate confectionery industry," said John Pecman, the bureau's assistant deputy commissioner in the criminal matters branch. "The volume of commerce affected here is definitely potentially in the billions of dollars per year." http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jwFPTvs...sqZOKAD8T6NMMG0 One word of advice. Save all your chocolate bar wrappers and cash register receipts. Once the score is settle in court, let's insist on a refund for the money they fraudulently extracted from unsuspecting consumers. CHOCOLATE LOVERS OF CANADA UNITE! Quote "We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs." Will Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I don't understand...Chocolate bars have been the same price for years, as far as I know. Most are $.99 each. Does this issue effect the price on my chocolate bars? Quote -Apple Scruff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capricorn Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Why are they all the same price? Most chocolate bars have different weight. Shouldn't weight affect price? And what about competition? If I was in business I'd try to undercut my competitor's prices to gain a bigger share of the market. And why are potato chips, peanuts etc. different prices? This is a billion dollar industry. If we're getting shafted with chocolate bars what about other goods? Quote "We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs." Will Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Profit is everything. Want to strike back - stop eating choccie bars. I do not think I could. Mmmmmm ...... Snickers. Love them! Borg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunata Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 stop eating choccie bars. Sure, like that's an option? From here on out I want two for one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Sure, like that's an option? From here on out I want two for one! When you find that deal - please tell us all. Borg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capricorn Posted December 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Well how about that? The US is following Canada's lead in probing price fixing by chocolate makers. "Canada's big chocolate-bar makers have been colluding for years to fix prices and stop retailers from offering discounts to consumers, court filings allege. Senior executives at Hershey Canada Inc., Mars Canada Inc. and Nestlé Canada Inc. met secretly in coffee shops, restaurants and at industry conventions to set prices, the documents say. At one point, the chief executive of Nestlé Canada is alleged to have handed envelopes stuffed with pricing information to a competitor, instructing the person not to be seen picking up the material in his office. The collusion began in 2002 and continued until a few weeks ago, the documents allege. It also involved a major food distributor, ITWAL Ltd., whose president sent regular updates to participants. The allegations are contained in two search warrants the federal Competition Bureau obtained last month as part of an investigation into the $2-billion-a-year chocolate industry. The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a similar inquiry as a result of the Canadian probe." http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...y/Business/home I think it won't be long before we see 50 cent chocolate bars in the stores. Fortunata may see the 2 for the price of 1 she mentioned. Quote "We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs." Will Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Funny thing... when I went to Malta in 2001, the price of chocolate bars converted to approx. $0.25 Canadian. I'm talking full size chocolate bars. Quote "Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." --Thomas Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Anyone remember the '70's when there was a sugar shortage and everything with sugar went up. When the prices finally fell, the chocolate bars prices didn't and have gone up since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Anyone remember the '70's when there was a sugar shortage and everything with sugar went up. And roughly when glucose Fructose corn syrup came into fashion. And roughly when obesity started to climb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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