California Law Bans Big Food Retailers’ Restrictive Covenants
California Law Bans Big Food Retailers’ Restrictive Covenants UC Research Finds Anticompetitive Practice Creates Food Deserts Media Contact: Malaika Murphy-Sierra, Communications Program Manager, Berkeley Food Institute Email: malaika@berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA – Governor Newsom signed AB 1857 into law on September 30, which prohibits and nullifies supermarket chain restrictive covenants, a practice that contributes to food…
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