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Whole Foods Cannot Sow Wild Oats

FTC accuses crunchy granola types of monopoly grab

By Sarah Levy,  Newser User

Posted Jun 6, 2007 8:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – Even crunchy granola types may be monopolists at heart—at least according to the Federal Trade Commission.The FTC said yesterday it wants to block Whole Foods’ $670 million purchase of Wild Oats Markets, claiming that the sale will result in even higher-than-usual prices at...   Read full story »

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