Posts tagged Food & Power
Open Markets Institute Statement on OR, WA Preliminary Injunctions against Kroger-Albertsons Takeover

In response to a federal judge in Oregon granting the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction against Kroger’s takeover of Albertsons and a state judge siding with the Washington Attorney General’s suit to block the deal, the Open Market Institute's Food Systems Program Manager Claire Kelloway issued a statement.

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Salon - Inside the “very, very guarded” agreements that dictate what’s sold in grocery stores — and the cost

Food program manager Claire Kelloway was quoted highlighting the utter dominance of large corporations in the highly concentrated food markets, like the mayonnaise industry arguing that without antitrust enforcements ensuring fair competition, it's unlikely that these monopolistic structures will diminishing allowing for market-sharing

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Open Markets Submits Comment to USDA on Strengthening Poultry Grower Payment Systems Rule

Open Markets Institute Food Program Manager Clare Kelloway led a comment submission to the USDA in support of the agency’s proposal to regulate unfair tournament payment systems under the “Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems” rule.  

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Too Big to Feed: The Threats of Corporate Consolidation on the Food Supply

Open Markets and the producers behind Food, Inc. 2  hosted a roundtable discussion on how monopolies took over our food system and what policy makers can do to break them up. Upon requests, participants will received a link to view Food Inc. 2, which puts the issue of corporate consolidation in the spotlight. 

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Open Markets Co-Sponsors Food, Inc. 2 Premiere & Impact Campaign

Open Markets Institute has partnered with the media company Participant and partners, to cosponsor the Washington, DC premiere of the documentary film sequel, Food, Inc. 2, on April 9th, and an impact campaign to improve our food system by taking on corporate power and the harmful practices that power enables. 

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ProMarket - The Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Not Help Grocery Competition

Food systems program manager Claire Kelloway argues that the main reason Kroger and Albertsons want to merge is to achieve Walmart’s monopsony power, and permitting mergers on these grounds will only harm suppliers, workers, and consumers.

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Open Markets & Farm Action Grade the Biden Administration’s Progress on Food System Competition Executive Order

Open Markets will host a virtual event on Monday, July 17th to check in once again on the executive agencies’ progress on behalf of farmers, workers, & the American people. Our goal: to understand what the Biden administration must accomplish in its remaining time in office.  

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