Ukwehla kokudliwa kwamazambane e-Australia akusona isizathu esanele sokuvimba ukudayiswa kwebhizinisi lokupakisha amazambane eThomas Foods International kumlingani waso ozinze eNingizimu Australia uMitolo, umlawuli wezokuncintisana kuzwelonke uthole.
Yize ukuncintisana emakethe yamazambane kungancipha uma uMitolo amunca ibhizinisi lokupakisha kanye nelempahla ye-TFI, futhi ukwehla kwesidingo okujwayelekile kudale “izimo ezinzima” kubalimi bamazambane, i-Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ithe iningi labalimi linezinye izinketho zemakethe uma lingeneme ngeMitolo izimo.
Ukwehla kokusetshenziswa kwemali kuzoqhubeka nokuthinta abalimi base-Australia kungakhathalekile ukuthi ukuthengiselana kuqhubekile yini.
"Impendulo evela kubalimi bamazambane nabanye ababambe iqhaza embonini baphakamise ukuthi uma uMitolo efuna ukwehlisa amanani abawakhokhela abalimi, iningi labakhiqizi bazokwazi ukushintshela emashejini ayizimbangi," kusho iphini likasihlalo we-ACCC uMick Keogh. "Abanye bazokwazi ukushintshela kumazambane akhulayo ukuze bacubungulwe benze imikhiqizo yamazambane."
UMitolo kanye ne-TFI batshala amazambane futhi basebenzise amasheya okupakisha e-SA, futhi bangena ekutholakaleni kwezinye izitshalo kubalimi abavela eceleni, kanye nokunikezwa kwamazambane ahlanziwe ezitolo ezinkulu nasezitolo ezinkulu.
Ibhizinisi laseMitolo elineminyaka engama-50 litshala amazambane no-anyanisi e-SA nase-NSW ezimakethe ezinkulu eziseduze ne-Australia, ngaphandle kwaseTasmania naseWestern Australia, yize lithola ingxenye encane yezidingo zalo kwabanye abalimi.
I-TFI, ngokuyinhloko eyiprosesa yenyama, ihlinzeka amazambane amasha ahlanziwe eziteshini zokuthengisa, ezokuthengisa kanye nezokuthekelisa, kepha uthenga ingxenye enkulu kakhulu yezimpahla zayo kubalimi abavela eceleni.
Le nkampani yangena ebhizinisini lamazambane ngo-2013 ngesikhathi ithenga iMondello Farms.