Legal Analysis of Unfair Business Competition in the Food Sector in the Context of Achieving Zero Hunger

Abstract

This study aims to examine the legal dimensions of unfair business competition practices in the food
sector and their implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially the
second point, namely Zero Hunger. The food sector plays an important role in ensuring the availability
and affordability of food for the entire community. However, actions such as price fixing by business
actors (cartels), distribution dominance by large companies, and abuse of market power have the potential to cause distortions in market mechanisms that are detrimental to consumers and small business
actors. This study applies a normative legal method with a statutory regulatory approach and case studies of decisions of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU). The findings in this
study indicate that the existence of deviant business competition practices in the food sector can hinder
the fulfillment of access to equitable and affordable food, and weaken efforts to realize food security.
Therefore, strengthening law enforcement in the field of business competition is a crucial element in
supporting the success of the Zero Hunger program in Indonesia