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Australia: Coffee war brewing

A boutique coffee supplier has accused Australia's largest coffee company of anti-competitive conduct. AAP via news.com.au February 21. 2011 Di Bella Coffee has gone to the competition watchdog over what it says is an aggressive incentive campaign by coffee giant Vittoria. In a complaint to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Brisbane-based Di Bella says Vittoria is offering its customers huge incentives, including up to a year of free coffee, to switch suppliers. Di Bella argues customers who accept the incentives may be locked into damaging long-term contracts. "We do not believe Vittoria is properly explaining the conditions and consequences for customers signing up for long-term supply contracts," the owner and founder of Di Bella Coffee, Phillip Di Bella, said today. "We will be strongly pursuing whatever legal channels necessary to have Vittoria fully disclose all conditions and consequences of their offers to custo...