steven-mallach – The Mail & Guardian

/ 16 January 2008

Competition Commission chokes on new bread price

The South African competition watchdog the Competition Commission on Wednesday slammed bread price increases, saying the ”blatant profiteering is an insult to the nation”. Bread maker Tiger Brands on Monday implemented price increases on its Albany bread brand.

By Tiisetso Motsoeneng

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/ 14 January 2008

Cosatu slams bread-price increase

Tiger Brands began charging 40 cents more for a loaf of Albany bread on Monday, with Pioneer Foods and Premier Foods in the process of considering their increases. In response, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) suggested the increases were linked to last year’s bread price-fixing scandal.

By Staff Reporter