Whole Foods acquisition ruling [US DC]

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Whole Foods acquisition ruling [US DC]

August 17, 2007 10:16:00 am

Federal Trade Commission v. Whole Foods Market, Inc., and Wild Oats Markets, Inc., US District Court for the District of Columbia, August 16, 2007 [allowing organic food company Whole Foods Market to buy rival grocer Wild Oats Markets]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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