Heated Reactions As “Discriminatory Deal” Case Is Dropped

Heated Reactions As “Discriminatory Deal” Case Is Dropped

Pepsi is off the hook. To free-market supporters, it’s a relief. For fair-competition advocates, it’s a fiasco. A newly-constituted Federal Trade Commission last week undid what previous members of the commission had done under the last administration, and dropped an antitrust lawsuit against PepsiCo. The lawsuit alleged that the company violated federal law against price discrimination, by offering favorable pricing to “a large, big box retaile…