The Intermarché group, via ITM Alimentaire International, was fined 19.2 million euros for lack of transparency in contracts with its suppliers, the Ministry of the Economy announced on Tuesday.
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This sanction comes in the context of tense trade negotiations between large retailers and the food industry.
These annual negotiations, which end at the end of February, determine the price of products sold in supermarkets for the coming year.
