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FTC sues PepsiCo, alleging price discrimination is raising costs for consumers

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The Federal Trade Commission is suing PepsiCo for allegedly giving an unnamed big box retailer more favorable prices than its competition.

The unnamed retailer is Walmart , sources familiar with the matter told CNBC .

Pepsi denied the allegations and called the lawsuit partisan.

The FTC alleges Pepsi violated the Robinson-Patman Act, which bars sellers from giving competing buyers different prices for the same "commodity".

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