Reed Candy Co.

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In the Martrer or REED CANDY CO.

‘CONSENT ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF-SEC..2(d) OF THE CLAYTON ACT Docket 6461. Complaint, Nov. 21, 1955—Decision, Jan. 28, 1958 ‘Consent order requiring a candy manufacturer in Chicago, Ill., with annual sales approximating $3,250,000, to cease making payments to some of its customers—such as the payment of $100 to the Giant Food Shopping Center, Inc., of Washington, D.C., and of $800 to Food Fair Stores, Inc., of Philadelphia, Pa..—as compensation for advertising its products without making such payments available on proportionally equal terms to all their competitors, Mr. Andrew C. Goodhope and Mr. Fredric T. Suss for the ‘Commission.

Mr. David A. Cane, of Chicago, I1., for respondent. Complaint The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that the party respondent named in the caption hereof and hereinafter more particularly described has violated the provisions of subsection (d) of section 2 of the Clayton Act (U.S.C. Title 15, sec. 13), as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act, hereby issues its complaint stating its charges with respect thereto as follows:

Paracrary 1. Respondent, Reed Candy Co., is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Illinois with its office and principal place of business located at 1245 Fletcher Street, Chicago, Il. Par. 2. Respondent, Reed Candy Co., is now, and has been, engaged in the manufacture, sale and distribution of candy products sold under the trade name “Reed’s”. Respondent sells its products through its own salesmen and brokers who sell to candy jobbers and retail stores including retail chain store organizations. Sales by respondent. of its products are substantial, amounting approximately to $3,250,000 annually.

Par. 3. In the course and conduct of its business respondent has engaged and is now engaging in commerce as “commerce” is defined in the Clayton Act as amended. Respondent sells and causes its pro- ‘ducts to be transported from its principal place of business located in the State of Illinois to customers located in states other than the State of Illinois and in the District of Columbia. Decision 54 F.T.C.

Par. 4. In the course and conduct of its business in commerce, respondent Reed Candy Co. has paid or contracted for the payment of something of value to or for the benefit of some of its customers as compensation or in consideration for services and facilities furnished by or through such customers in connection with their offering for sale or sale of products sold to them by said respondent, and such payments were not available on proportionally equal terms to all other customers competing in the sale and distribution of respondent's products. - Par. 5. For example, during the year 1955 respondent contracted to pay and did pay the sum of $100 tothe Giant Food Shopping Center, Inc., of Washington, D.C., and the sum of $800 to Food Fair Stores, Inc., of Philadelphia, Pa., as compensation or as an allowance for advertising or other service or facility furnished by or through ‘such customers in connection with their offering for sale or sale of products sold them by the respondent. Such compensation or allowances were not offered or otherwise made available by respondent on proportionally equal terms to all other customers competing in the sale and distribution of respondent’s products with Giant Food Shopping Center, Inc., or Food Fair Stores, Inc. Par. 6. The acts and practices of respondent, as alleged above, violate subsection (d) of section 2 of the Clayton Act as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act.

Twirtan Decision py Frank Hier, Hearing Examiner Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 2 of the Clayton Act (U.S.C. Title 15, sec. 18) as amended by the Robinson- Patman Act, the Federal Trade Commission on November 21, 1955, issued and subsequently served its complaint in this proceeding against respondent Reed Candy Co., a corporation existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Illinois, with its office and principal place of business located at 1245 Fletcher Street, Chicago, Il.

On December 2, 1957, there was submitted to the undersigned hearing examiner an agreement between respondent and counsel supporting the complaint providing for the entry of a consent order. By the terms of said agreement, respondent adimits all the jurisdictional facts alleged in the complaint and agrees that the record may be taken as if findings of jurisdictional facts had been duly made jn accordance with such allegations. 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59 30 96.510155 thes 1 3 2 1 10 1499 2366 124 32 89.230194 benefit.5 1 3 2 1 11 1642 2367 37 31 96.466644 of5 1 3 2 1 12 1701 2376 64 31 91.870697 any5 1 3 2 1 13 1788 2376 70 20 91.870697 cus-4 1 3 2 2 0 553 2415 1306 48 -1 5 1 3 2 2 1 553 2426 116 36 96.404358 tomer,5 1 3 2 2 2 697 2433 64 29 96.837189 any5 1 3 2 2 3 788 2426 162 37 96.129631 payments 1 3 2 2 4 976 2422 37 30 96.310188 of5 1 3 2 2 5 1040 2421 168 41 96.595901 anything5 1 3 2 2 6 1233 2421 38 30 96.595901 of5 1 3 2 2 7 1296 2420 99 31 96.220016 values 1 3 2 2 8 1421 2429 36 20 96.631241 as5 1 3 2 2 9 1482 2417 251 41 96.588264 compensations 1 3 2 2 10 1760 2427 38 21 96.148720 or5 1 3 2 2 11 1822 2415 37 31 95.965271 in4 1 3 2 3 0 551 2466 1307 46 -1 5 1 3 2 3 1 551 2472 247 31 96.225006 considerations 1 3 2 3 2 819 2472 57 31 96.458847 for5 1 3 2 3 3 896 2483 66 29 96.217583 any5 1 3 2 3 4 984 2472 211 40 96.217583 advertising5 1 3 2 3 5 1213 2482 38 21 96.422966 or5 1 3 2 3 6 1270 2471 97 31 96.870811 others 1 3 2 3 7 1386 2468 142 32 96.928177 services5 1 3 2 3 8 1548 2480 38 20 96.639839 or5 1 3 2 3 9 1605 2466 160 33 93.291138 facilities5 1 3 2 3 10 1785 2467 73 30 92.897087 fur-4 1 3 2 4 0 552 2517 1306 46 -1 5 1 3 2 4 1 552 2523 117 31 92.958618 nished5 1 3 2 4 2 686 2523 42 40 96.833397 by5 1 3 2 4 3 745 2533 37 21 96.853828 or5 1 3 2 4 4 796 2522 150 41 96.619049 through5 1 3 2 4 5 963 2523 79 31 96.765198 such5 1 3 2 4 6 1059 2527 175 35 81.516647 customer,5 1 3 2 4 7 1249 2521 36 31 96.790527 in5 1 3 2 4 8 1300 2519 195 33 96.284729 connections 1 3 2 4 9 1511 2518 83 31 96.918816 with5 1 3 2 4 10 1610 2518 57 31 96.955299 thes 1 3 2 4 11 1681 2517 177 40 96.530396 handling,4 1 3 2 5 0 551 2567 1306 47 -1 5 1 3 2 5 1 551 2573 146 41 96.306686 offerings 1 3 2 5 2 712 2573 55 31 96.360413 for5 1 3 2 5 3 784 2572 115 40 96.520409 resale,5 1 3 2 5 4 916 2584 40 21 96.953369 or5 1 3 2 5 5 971 2573 105 31 96.995628 resales 1 3 2 5 6 1093 2572 37 32 96.995651 of5 1 3 2 5 7 1147 2572 108 41 96.173805 candy5 1 3 2 5 8 1273 2571 65 31 96.173805 ands 1 3 2 5 9 1357 2571 96 31 96.476913 others 1 3 2 5 10 1468 2568 163 43 95.993423 products5 1 3 2 5 11 1646 2567 73 33 95.898392 sold5 1 3 2 5 12 1735 2572 35 27 95.898392 to5 1 3 2 5 13 1786 2567 71 31 96.298065 him4 1 3 2 6 0 553 2618 1304 47 -1 5 1 3 2 6 1 553 2623 40 42 96.322426 by5 1 3 2 6 2 613 2623 213 42 96.469185 respondent,5 1 3 2 6 3 844 2624 112 31 96.634094 unless5 1 3 2 6 4 973 2624 80 31 96.479813 such5 1 3 2 6 5 1072 2628 163 36 87.498795 payment.5 1 3 2 6 6 1252 2623 28 31 93.933693 is5 1 3 2 6 7 1297 2620 233 41 93.696136 affirmatively5 1 3 2 6 8 1549 2619 126 32 96.943840 offered5 1 3 2 6 9 1693 2630 38 20 93.288681 or5 1 3 2 6 10 1747 2618 110 32 93.010185 other-4 1 3 2 7 0 550 2670 1307 45 -1 5 1 3 2 7 1 550 2674 79 32 96.708839 wise5 1 3 2 7 2 649 2674 97 32 96.808502 made5 1 3 2 7 3 767 2674 167 32 95.459755 available5 1 3 2 7 4 954 2685 42 20 96.364067 on5 1 3 2 7 5 1017 2674 272 41 96.038681 proportionally5 1 3 2 7 6 1310 2673 96 40 96.610489 equals 1 3 2 7 7 1426 2676 105 27 96.626801 terms5 1 3 2 7 8 1549 2674 35 27 96.927872 to5 1 3 2 7 9 1605 2671 44 30 88.124321 all5 1 3 2 7 10 1671 2670 97 31 91.846039 others 1 3 2 7 11 1786 2679 71 21 91.846039 cus- Decision 54 FTC.

tomers competing in the distribution or resale of such candy and other products.

DECISION OF THE COMMISSION AND ORDER TO FILE REPORT OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to section 3.21 of the Commission’s rules of practice, the initial decision of the hearing examiner shall, on the 28th day of January 1958, become the decision of the Commission; and, accordingly :

It ts ordered, That the respondent herein shall, within sixty (60) days after service upon it of this order, file with the Commission a report in writing setting forth in detail the manner and form in which it has complied with the order to cease and desist. INDIANA FUR CO., INC., ET AL. 983 Decision