Competition record
Hauser
Deep profile · 1 linked library matter
Hauser is a citric-acid producer named in the EU cartel file from the Jungbunzlauer and Haarmann and Reimer era. The library records that citric-acid cartel as fined.
Overview
Citric acid is fermented and sold as a food additive. In the early 1990s the producers included firms from the Jungbunzlauer and Haarmann and Reimer era of the industry, along with Archer Daniels Midland. Hauser is a party id in the library's EU citric-acid file. This profile describes Hauser as a citric-acid producer named in that fined cartel.
The Commission found that the producers fixed prices and divided volumes of citric acid sold to drinks and food manufacturers. The library status is fined. The ADM entry for this cartel uses the id archer-daniels-midland.
This profile does not state a fine for Hauser or for the decision. The product is the same acid ADM's citric-acid id covers. The company to picture is a producer of that ingredient, named in the file.
Competition footprint
Beverage and processed-food plants are the buyers of bulk citric acid.
Hauser's role in the library is as a named producer in the fined cartel.
No euro amount is attached to Hauser in this profile.
Consumer & business angle
Soft-drink and food manufacturers paid the coordinated ingredient price.
ADM, under the citric-acid id, is the other producer this scale file profiles from the same cartel.
What to watch
- How the citric-acid decision is allocated among historic producer names, including Hauser.
- The archer-daniels-midland profile, which is the same EU file for ADM.
Markets
citric acid · food additives
Also known as: hauser citric