Economy Food Products Co. v. Economy Grocery Stores Corp.

The plaintiff, Economy Food Products Co., was incorporated in Massachusetts in 1913, and began to carry on a business in the manufacture and sale of baking preparations, such as prepared and ready mixed flours. From time to time it added new products until it deals in a varied line of groceries. It dealt and deals only at wholesale, seeking especially “institutional” trade, that is, purchases by hospitals, schools, convents, jails, restaurants, but including also householders who are prepared to buy in considerable quantities. It has never maintained a retail store nor sought, purchases by…