Slotting fees
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Formal guidelines on shelf-access payments are not appropriate "at this time," FTC tells trade groups in recent letter. Agency denies petition submitted April 14, 2000 by Independent Bakers Association, Tortilla Industry Association and National Association of Chewing Gum Manufacturers requesting issuance of guidelines. Commission's decision is in line with advice offered by FTC staff in February 2001 report (1"The Rose Sheet" Feb. 26, 2001, p. 8). FTC and its staff "are continuing to study slotting allowances and related grocery marketing practices, and further guidance in these subjects may be warranted as more is learned," letter says...