Kelloggs And United Norwest Co-Operative

EDM number 1676 in 1992-93, proposed by Nigel Griffiths on 24/03/1993.

That this House congratulates United Norwest Co-operative for giving consumers value for money on a top quality range of goods; notes with concern that Kelloggs are refusing to supply United Norwest Co-operative's 150 outlets with cornflakes because Kelloggs have changed their policy on loss leading; notes that the United Norwest Co-operative is being forced to give an undertaking to Kelloggs that it will increase the price of cornflakes to consumers from its special offer price of 86p to a newly introduced price of ú1.02p - a staggering increase of 18.6 per cent., in spite of being allowed to sell Kelloggs' cornflakes at the lower price in the past; and calls on the Director General of Fair Trading to investigate Kelloggs' refusal to supply goods and determine whether other supermarkets have put pressure on Kelloggs to stop supplying United Norwest Co-operative in order to stifle competition and drive up the price to consumers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 60 MPs.