The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued PepsiCo, alleging the beverage company forced many consumers to pay higher prices by providing a single large retail buyer with unfair pricing advantages. The lawsuit,

"Today's complaint against Pepsi is wholly deficient, not only because the pleadings fail to state a claim, but because the Majority rushed the case out the door before it had evidence to support the allegations,

The Federal Trade Commission is suing PepsiCo for alleged price discrimination in the final days of the Biden administration.

The agency claims the soda giant gave “unfair” pricing advantages to a larger retailer, forcing consumers to pay more at competing stores. Pepsi “strongly disputes” the allegations.

The lawsuit is the second Robinson-Patman Act case filed by the FTC during the Biden administration. In December, the FTC sued alcohol distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC for charging mom-and-pop grocers higher prices than large retail chains.

Company’s conduct has forced competing retailers, including convenience stores, to pay higher prices, agency says

According to the FTC’s complaint, Pepsi has been providing unfair pricing advantages to one of its largest customers—a major big box retailer—while raising prices for competing retailers and customers. Reuters reports that the retailer is none other than Walmart Inc. WMT , citing a source familiar with the discussions.

Outgoing agency Chair Lina Khan has filed a raft of measures during her last week in office.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit on Friday against PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Inc. This legal action invokes a seldom-used law from the 1930s known as the Robinson-Patman Act. This law prohibits price discrimination against retailers.