Publications
Creating Fair Food Markets for Affordable Groceries, an expert brief by Food Systems manager Claire Kelloway, shares how policymakers at all levels of government can hold food corporations to account and foster fair grocery markets that provide affordable and readily available food for everyone.
Read MoreClaire Kelloway, food program manager at the Open Markets Institute, highlights how Walmart’s dominance has reshaped grocery competition, making it harder for independent grocers to survive. She argues that stronger enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act is essential to level the playing field, pointing to the FTC’s ongoing case against Southern Glazer’s as a sign of progress.
Read MoreFood systems program manager Claire Kelloway contributes to the debate that rural economic decline is not inevitable but the result of policy failures—particularly weakened antitrust enforcement—and calls for state-level action to restore competition through right-to-repair laws, fair grocery pricing, and stronger healthcare merger reviews.
Read MoreIn this issue, we celebrate OMI’s own Claire Kelloway for receiving a James Beard Award for her reporting and examine how a case against two pharmacy benefit managers in Michigan could have implications for the industry nationwide.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute proudly celebrates Food Program Manager Claire Kelloway who was awarded a James Beard Foundation Media Award for her incisive reporting for the Food & Environment Reporting Network in their “Farm Bill Fight” series published in Mother Jones.
Read MoreIn this issue, we celebrate OMI’s own Claire Kelloway for being named a finalist for a James Beard Award, explore how the Trump administration is helping Elon Musk’s Starlink to cement a monopoly on space, and welcome recent speeches by the DOJ’s Gail Slater and the FTC’s Mark Meador.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute proudly celebrates Food Program Manager Claire Kelloway for being named a finalist in the 2025 James Beard Media Awards.
Read MoreIn this issue, we look at the new antimonopoly caucus in the House, and examine how monopoly and Wall Street power keeps Amtrak off track, denying better train service to Americans across the country.
Read MoreFood systems program manager Claire Kelloway explores how the recent rise in egg prices is driven not just by factors like bird flu, but also by corporate greedflation and the price of conventional eggs is affected due to both the bird flu and potential corporate collusion manipulating the market.
Read MoreFood systems program manager Claire Kelloway was quoted emphasizing that generic pesticide makers should be allowed to compete, as they offer farmers more affordable options and help lower costs in a concentrated market.
Read MoreOpen Markets submitted a letter advocating for the Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness Act to level the playing field for independent grocers by curbing discriminatory pricing practices from large retailers like Walmart and Amazon.
Read MoreFood systems program manager Claire Kelloway emphasizes the need for regional supply chains, sustainable farming, and fair labor to achieve greater self-sufficiency in food production.
Read MoreFood systems program manager Claire Kelloway is quoted advocating for stronger antitrust enforcement and the Packers and Stockyards Act to curb corporate consolidation in the meat industry.
Read MoreOpen Markets Institute food program manager Claire Kelloway comments on the USDA’s finalized rule against deceptive poultry payment tactics and withdrew a proposed rule easing access to justice for unfair treatment by meatpackers.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute submitted a letter to the USDA led by food systems program manager, Claire Kelloway, urging stronger actions to ensure fair, transparent, and competitive cattle pricing, addressing concerns about market consolidation and the impact on ranchers' compensation.
Read MoreFood program manager Claire Kelloway argues that the US needs a true opponent of corporate greed, rather than someone like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose stance is entangled with conspiracy theories.
Read MoreIn response to a federal judge in Oregon granting the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction against Kroger’s takeover of Albertsons and a state judge siding with the Washington Attorney General’s suit to block the deal, the Open Market Institute's Food Systems Program Manager Claire Kelloway issued a statement.
Read MoreFood program manager Claire Kellaway argues that enforcing antitrust laws and the Packers and Stockyards Act is key to combating food industry consolidation.
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