The FTC, whose legal filing was sealed, said PepsiCo provided promotional pricing deals to a single “big-box” customer. Walmart was the recipient of those incentives, according to people ...

The U.S. Department of Justice will cease defending the independent status of three consumer and worker protection agencies, ...

The Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday for offering preferential pricing to a large retailer, whom a source familiar with the matter confirmed was Walmart. The practices fed high ...

A Walmart spokesperson told CNN that the company ... Quaker and Gatorade, the FTC alleged. The benefits disadvantaged family-owned grocers, local convenience stores and even larger chains ...

“PepsiCo strongly disputes the FTC’s allegations and the partisan manner in which the suit was filed. We will vigorously present our case in court,” the company said in a statement. Walmart ...

Insiders believing Walmart is Pepsi’s “likely” alleged beneficiary, according to NPR. The retail chain declined to comment. The FTC contends that “for years” the world’s second-largest ...