In view of rising prices and supply chain problems, the authority wants to find out, among other things, where in the value chain the price increases of 2022 went. The BWB announced this in a broadcast on Tuesday. She also wants to check how the concentration within different product categories and the share of own brands has developed.
Groceries from the micro-shopping basket, which is regarded as daily needs, are to be used.
Recently, a dispute between the brand multinational Mars (including Snickers, Chappi, Ben’s Original) and Rewe became known. The retail chain does not want to accept price increases that cannot be justified by higher costs for energy and raw materials. Local food producers claim that retailers would accept price increases for private labels, but not for almost identical branded products. Rewe boss Haraszti recently referred to margins of one to two percent, whereas brand manufacturers have 20 to 30 percent.
Fairness catalog revised
If necessary, the BWB wants to define recommendations to ensure competition in food. The last industry survey to date was in 2007. The trade association announced that traders would welcome a revised fairness agreement presented by the BWB at the same time.
Source: Nachrichten
