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Posted on April 14, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 14, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleNestlé and Mondelez clarified they were not the focus of EU antitrust raids on April 13, which targeted a chocolate confectionery firm suspected of restricting cross‑border trade. Unannounced inspections are preliminary and don’t imply guilt.
BRUSSELS, April 14 (Reuters) - Food giants Nestle and Mondelez said in separate statements on Tuesday they were not the target of European Commission antitrust raids carried out on Monday as part of a probe into a possible breach of antitrust rules in the chocolate confectionery market.
The Commission had said on Monday it carried out raids in two countries in premises of a company suspected of violation of antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and anti-competitive practices.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro, Editing by William Maclean)
No, Nestle and Mondelez stated they were not targeted by the EU Commission antitrust raids.
The probe focuses on the chocolate confectionery market.
The Commission carried out raids in two countries on premises suspected of violating antitrust rules.
The rules prohibit cartels and anti-competitive practices.
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