Groveland Fruit Company, Inc.

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IN THE ::latter OF GROVELAND FRUIT COMPANY, I CONSENT ORDER, ETC. , I REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VTOLATIOK OF sec. 2(e) OFTHECLAY'fOK ACT Docket 7919. Complaint, June 1960-Decis-ion, May, 1961 Consent order requiring a Groveland, Fla. , packer of citrus fruit to cease via. lating Sec. 2(c) of the Clayton Act by paying brokerage, or its equivalent, to customers making purchases for their own accounts for resale. COMPLAINT The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that the party respondent named in the caption hereof, and hereinafter more particularly described, has been and is n01" violating the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 2 of the Clay tau Act, as amended (V. C. Title 15, Section 13), hereby issues its complaint, stating its charges with respect thereto as fonows: PARAGRAPH 1. Hesponclent Grovelanc1 Fruit Company, Inc. is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under fJ.nc1 by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida, with its offce and principal place of business located at Groveland, Florida, with mailing address as Post Offec Box Groyeland, Florida. PAIL 2. Respondent is now and for the past several years has been engaged in the business of packing, selling and distributing citrus fruit, such as oranges, tangerines and grapefruit, all of which arc hereinafter sometimes referred to as citrus fruit or fruit products. Respondent sells and distributes its citrus fruit through brokers as well as direct to customers located in many sections of the LHited States. 1Vhen brokers are utilized in making salcs for it the respondent pays them for their services a brokerage or commission, usually at the rate of 10 cents per 1% bushel box. Respondent' s annual volume of business in the sale ftnd dist.ribution of citrus fruit is substantial.

PAR. 3. In the course and conduct of its business over the past several years, respondent has Bold and distributed a.nd is now 5e11- GROVELAKD FRUIT COMPANY, INC. 831 828 Complaint ::Iay 1961, beeoInc the decision of the Commission; and: accordingly: It is onlered That 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.