The cartel was found to have been operating in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Sweden. Chiquita was not fined, as it provided information on the cartel to the enquiry.
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Banana cartel fined €60.3m
16-Oct-2008
The European Commission has slapped fines totaling €60.3m on banana importers Dole and Weichert, the latter including the Del Monte brand, for price fixing between 2000 and 2002.
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