The Fair Grocery Pricing Act would prohibit food producers from using algorithmic systems or data analytics services to artificially inflate prices or reduce the supply of food products. Specifically, the bill bans food producers from hiring "coordinators"—companies that collect pricing and supply data from multiple producers and use algorithms to recommend pricing strategies—treating such arrangements as illegal price-fixing under antitrust law. The legislation affects food manufacturers, processors, and any companies that provide pricing coordination services. Enforcement would be handled by the Federal Trade Commission, the Attorney General, and state attorneys general, with violators subject to civil penalties. Private citizens harmed by violations could sue in federal court for triple damages plus attorney fees, and the bill would prevent companies from using arbitration agreements to block such lawsuits.
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