Chocolate Firm Hit by EU Raids Over Suspected Competition Harms

A leading chocolate confectionery company has been hit by unannounced raids by the European Union’s antitrust arm over concerns it may have breached the bloc’s cartel and abuse of dominance rules.

The European Commission said Monday that the investigation into the firm — which it didn’t name — is focused on whether the company restricted the trade of goods between EU nations, otherwise known as the practice of territorial supply constraints.