France's competition watchdog this week confirmed an announcement on its three-year long probe into allegations of a price fixing in the country's yoghurt sector is imminent. Elsewhere, US companies affected by the dispute on West Coast ports said the backlog would take weeks to clear. Click on the headlines for more.
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French yoghurt "cartel" set to hear probe verdict
France's competition regulator, the Autorité de la Concurrence, will render its decision in weeks on an 2012 investigation into an alleged price-fixing cartel among a number of yoghurt producers.
US ports: backlog will take "weeks" to clear
US shipping companies and workers have reached a tentative deal that will eventually clear a cargo-handling backlog snarling food product movements at 29 West Coast ports. ?
Kerry CEO expects more M&A in 2015
Kerry Group CEO Stan McCarthy expects the Ireland-based food group to make "a significant number" of acquisitions in 2015.
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