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SOME COFFEE PRODUCERS IN ARMENIA FINED FOR UNCONSCIENTIOUS COMPETITION
arminfo
Friday, December 2, 18:17
Some coffee producers in Armenia mislead consumers and sell suspicious
products, says the conclusion of the Armenian Commission for the
Protection of Economic Competition, which carried out laboratory
analysis of a number well-known coffee brands in the republic.
The Commission says that the following brands were analyzed: "Fero"
(Fero), "Valletta" (Premier), "Byurakn" (Pyramid Elite), "Vans Group"
(Star), "Askolio" (Marsel). These companies deceive the consumers
and sell coffee, which does not comply with the content indicated
on the package. These products contain starch-containing substances,
for instance, grain, barley or acorn.
The companies had a serious advantage as compared to the conscientious
competitors, as thanks to cheap additives, they can sell the coffee at
incomparably low prices. The Commission has qualified the producers
actions as an unconscientious competition and has imposed 5 mln AMD
penalty on each of them.
The Commission also says that low quality coffee with low content of
caffeine is sold in the republic. In Russia and European countries this
problem is resolved, and the producers are to indicate the caffeine
content on the package. In Armenia this problem is still unresolved,
and some producers demonstrate unconscientious competition, misleading
the consumers.
arminfo
Friday, December 2, 18:17
Some coffee producers in Armenia mislead consumers and sell suspicious
products, says the conclusion of the Armenian Commission for the
Protection of Economic Competition, which carried out laboratory
analysis of a number well-known coffee brands in the republic.
The Commission says that the following brands were analyzed: "Fero"
(Fero), "Valletta" (Premier), "Byurakn" (Pyramid Elite), "Vans Group"
(Star), "Askolio" (Marsel). These companies deceive the consumers
and sell coffee, which does not comply with the content indicated
on the package. These products contain starch-containing substances,
for instance, grain, barley or acorn.
The companies had a serious advantage as compared to the conscientious
competitors, as thanks to cheap additives, they can sell the coffee at
incomparably low prices. The Commission has qualified the producers
actions as an unconscientious competition and has imposed 5 mln AMD
penalty on each of them.
The Commission also says that low quality coffee with low content of
caffeine is sold in the republic. In Russia and European countries this
problem is resolved, and the producers are to indicate the caffeine
content on the package. In Armenia this problem is still unresolved,
and some producers demonstrate unconscientious competition, misleading
the consumers.