<p>Udaan, the small and medium business-focused B2B trade platform, has filed a complaint against Parle Products before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) alleging that the FMCG company is abusing its dominant position by refusing to supply products such as Parle-G biscuits to it, according to sources.</p>.<p>In its complaint, Udaan said Parle is a dominant player in the market for glucose biscuits in India, and its Parle-G biscuit is a 'must-stock' item for small and medium retailers and also the platforms such as Udaan.</p>.<p>Udaan alleged that Parle is abusing its dominant position by refusing to supply its fast-moving products directly to Udaan, without any objective justification, the sources close to the development said.</p>.<p>According to them, Udaan is relegated to purchasing Parle products from the open market, causing a competitive disadvantage compared to other existing distributors of Parle, who could directly procure the products.</p>.<p>This has resulted in decreasing competitiveness and increasing input costs for Udaan, and hence, the small retailers who procure products from Udaan, the complaint said.</p>.<p>When contacted, an Udaan spokesperson declined to comment.</p>.<p>Parle Products Senior Category Head Mayank Shah told PTI that the company has so far not received any notice from the fair trade regulator over the issue.</p>.<p>"We have not received any notice... we have no idea of anything," he said.</p>.<p>One of the sources said Udaan tried to engage with Parle for the last 24 months to sort out the matter in a "fair and justified" manner but Parle has continued to discriminate, and small retailers are getting impacted.</p>.<p>Udaan competes with brick-and-mortar wholesale retailers like Metro Cash and Carry as well as online players like Flipkart Wholesale.</p>.<p>Founded in 2016, Udaan has over 3 million users (businesses) and more than 30,000 sellers on its platform.</p>.<p>In January, Udaan announced raising $280 million (about Rs 2,048 crore) in funding from investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tencent, DST Global, GGV Capital, Altimeter Capital, Octahedron Capital and Moonstone Capital.</p>
<p>Udaan, the small and medium business-focused B2B trade platform, has filed a complaint against Parle Products before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) alleging that the FMCG company is abusing its dominant position by refusing to supply products such as Parle-G biscuits to it, according to sources.</p>.<p>In its complaint, Udaan said Parle is a dominant player in the market for glucose biscuits in India, and its Parle-G biscuit is a 'must-stock' item for small and medium retailers and also the platforms such as Udaan.</p>.<p>Udaan alleged that Parle is abusing its dominant position by refusing to supply its fast-moving products directly to Udaan, without any objective justification, the sources close to the development said.</p>.<p>According to them, Udaan is relegated to purchasing Parle products from the open market, causing a competitive disadvantage compared to other existing distributors of Parle, who could directly procure the products.</p>.<p>This has resulted in decreasing competitiveness and increasing input costs for Udaan, and hence, the small retailers who procure products from Udaan, the complaint said.</p>.<p>When contacted, an Udaan spokesperson declined to comment.</p>.<p>Parle Products Senior Category Head Mayank Shah told PTI that the company has so far not received any notice from the fair trade regulator over the issue.</p>.<p>"We have not received any notice... we have no idea of anything," he said.</p>.<p>One of the sources said Udaan tried to engage with Parle for the last 24 months to sort out the matter in a "fair and justified" manner but Parle has continued to discriminate, and small retailers are getting impacted.</p>.<p>Udaan competes with brick-and-mortar wholesale retailers like Metro Cash and Carry as well as online players like Flipkart Wholesale.</p>.<p>Founded in 2016, Udaan has over 3 million users (businesses) and more than 30,000 sellers on its platform.</p>.<p>In January, Udaan announced raising $280 million (about Rs 2,048 crore) in funding from investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tencent, DST Global, GGV Capital, Altimeter Capital, Octahedron Capital and Moonstone Capital.</p>