A bill to amend the Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act to prohibit certain unfair competition by manufacturers of soft drinks.

Summary

Amends the Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act to make it an unfair act under the Federal Trade Commission Act for any person engaged in manufacturing, selling, or distributing post-mixed soft drink dispensing equipment or soft drink syrup to induce (by specified means) any soft drink retailer to purchase any soft drink syrup exclusively from such person, if: (1) such inducement is made in the course of interstate or foreign commerce; (2) such person engaged in such practice to the extent that it restrains or prevents transactions in soft drink syrup in commerce; (3) a direct effect of such inducement is to prevent, deter, hinder, or restrict other persons from furnishing, leasing, selling, or servicing any post-mixed soft drink dispensing equipment or systems to such retailer in commerce; or (4) a direct effect of such inducement is to prevent, defer, hinder, or restrict other persons from selling or offering for sale any soft drink syrup to such retailer in commerce.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 October 1987

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