Rami Levy testifies in Eyal Ravid trial

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According to TheMarker, the case contains seven charges, most of them against Ravid and the Victory chain, and some against the Yochananof and Super-Barkat chains and senior company executives. According to Ice, the central question is whether conversations with food suppliers were ordinary commercial negotiations or an attempt to influence the prices that competing chains charge.

According to Globes, the prosecution claims that Ravid tried to influence suppliers and retailers and conditioned price increases on his competitors also raising prices. Levy appeared to testify on behalf of the Competition Authority.

According to TheMarker, Levy said: "There was a period when suppliers did not raise prices, and as soon as someone wanted to raise them, the media came down on him." According to Ice, Levy presented his version, although he is not a defendant in the case.