Prices and Profits of Leading Retail Food Chains, 1970-74
K76 PRICES AND PROFITS OF LEADING RETAIL FOOD CHAINS, 1970-74 HEARINGS BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MARCH 30 AND APRIL 5, 1977 Printed for the use of the Joint Economic Committee U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 96-514 WASHINGTON: 1977 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 , It. I4 JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE (Created pursuant to sec. 5(a) of Public Law 304, 79th Cong.) RICHARD BOLLING, Missouri, Chairman HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Minnesota, Vice Chairman HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin JOHN SPARKMAN, Alabama WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania WILLIAM PROXMIRE, Wisconsin LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, Connecticut GILLIS W. LONG, Louisiana LLOYD BENTSEN, Texas OTIS G. PIKE, New York EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts CLARENCE J. BROWN, Ohio JACOB K. JAVITS, New York GARRY BROWN, Michigan WILLIAM V. ROTH, JR., Delaware MARGARET M. HECKLER, Massachusetts JAMES A. McCLURE, Idaho JOHN H. ROUSSELOT, California ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah JOHN R. STARK, Executive Director Louts C. KRAUTHOFF II, Assistant Director RICHARD F. KAUFMAN, General Counsel ECONOMISTS WILLIAm R. BUECHNER KENT H. HUGHES PHILIP MCMARTIN G. THOMAS CATOR SARAH JACKSON GEORGE R. TYLER WILLIAM A. Cox JOHN R. KARLIK ROBERT D. HAMRIN L. DOUGLAS LEE MINoarIY CHARLES H. BRADFORD STEPHEN J. ENTIN GEORGE D. KRuMSHAAR, Jr. M. CATHERINE MILLER MARE R. POLICINSEI (II) -CONTENTS WITNESSES AND STATEMENTS WEDNESD-AY, MARCH 30,41977 Long, Hon. Gillis W., cochairperson, member of the Joint Economic Com- Page mittee: Opening statement - - 1 Heckler, Hon. Margaret M., cochairperson, member of the Joint Economic Committee: Opening statement--____________-__-_-_-_-__-__-_ 3 Mueller, Willard F., and Bruce W.
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