Australia Ice Cream Icon Fined for Manipulating Competition

Australia Ice Cream Icon Fined for Manipulating Competition
An iconic Australian brand Peters ice cream, dating back to the 19th and early 20th centuries, in the central business district of Sydney on Sep. 21, 2017. Saeed Khan/ Getty Images
Jessie Zhang
Updated:

Iconic Australian brand Peters Ice Cream has been fined $12 million (US$9 million) for trying to freeze out competitors by stopping them from being sold at service stations and convenience stores throughout Australia for five years.

Peters Ice Cream admitted to acquiring the largest ice cream distributor in Australia—Processed Fish Distributors (PFD)—on the condition that they wouldn’t sell any competing ice creams without getting written permission.

Jessie Zhang
Jessie Zhang
Author
Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
twitter
Related Topics