Whole Foods to Pay $500,000 to End NYC Pricing Investigation (1).

WHOLE Foods Market Inc.; FOOD; PRICE fixing

Whole Foods Market Inc. agreed to pay $500,000 to settle an investigation that it overcharged customers for prepackaged food in New York City, resolving a spat that had hurt efforts to shed its "Whole Paycheck" image. In a statement Monday, DCA said Whole Foods had agreed to conduct quarterly audits of at least 50 products from 10 departments at its New York stores to make sure prices were accurate. [Extracted from the article]

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