CMA Releases Undertakings for Argos and DSG on Extended Warranty Advertising

We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. These undertakings ban Coca-Cola and Britvic from enforcing cabinet and outlet exclusivity, when selling to their customers. Undertakings varied. Carbonated drinks (Coca Cola & Schweppes Beverages Ltd) undertakings (varied in 2026) PDF , 77.4 KB , 4 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Notice of variation of Undertakings (Coca Cola & Schweppes Beverages) PDF , 102 KB , 3 pages Carbonated drinks (Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd) undertakings PDF , 44.5 KB , 2 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Carbonated drinks (Coca-Cola Bottlers (Ulster) Ltd) undertakings PDF , 45.1 KB , 2 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. 4 November 2026: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the final decision in its review of the undertakings . Paragraphs 1 to 3 of the Coca Cola and Schweppes Beverages undertakings were removed. The remaining paragraphs of the Coca Cola and Schweppes Beverages undertakings were retained. The Coca Cola Bottlers (Ulster) and Britvic undertakings were also retained. These undertakings were given under the monopoly provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1973. They require Coca-Cola and Britvic to allow their customers to buy competing products. In the case of Coca-Cola, customers must also be allowed to sell competing drinks from Coca-Cola-branded cabinets. A full set of documents that were published during this inquiry are available on The National Archives website. Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript ) .