Johannesburg — THE Competition Commission was to ask an appeal court today to raise a R195,7m fine the Competition Tribunal imposed on Pioneer Foods earlier this year over its role in bread price-fixing.
Late yesterday, however, it was unclear whether the Competition Appeal Court hearing would go ahead. Both parties - also in talks about Pioneer's alleged role in collusion over maize milling - were tightlipped, but the possibility remained of the two sides reaching an agreement that settled all outstanding issues.
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