Following complaints brought to the Autorité de la concurrence by Douwe Egberts Master Blenders (DEMB) and the Ethical Coffee Company, Nespresso has offered a number of commitments to the authority to remove barriers to entry for the capsules of other manufacturers designed to be used with Nespresso coffee machines. The offer follows a finding by the authority that Nespresso appeared likely to have abused a dominant position by tying the purchase of its capsules to coffee machines through a number of technical, legal and commercial means.
The CRA team advising DEMB on market definition issues included Diana Jackson, Matt Tavantzis and Gerhard Dijkstra.
Insights from the final panel at the CRA Brussels Conference 2025: Shaping the future of digital regulation and competition
The closing panel from 2025 CRA Brussels Conference, “Digital Regulation in Action: The DMA, AI, and the Future of Competition” moderated by Dr Matteo Foschi