Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. Courtesy photoFrozen-Potato Producers Face Profiteering Allegations in Surge of Antitrust Class Actions
North American food companies colluded since 2021 and saw "unprecedented" profits in the frozen-potato market, according to multiple antitrust class actions filed in Chicago federal court.
December 05, 2024 at 07:11 PM
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What You Need to Know
- A surge of antitrust class actions filed in Chicago federal court allege unlawful price-fixing in the U.S. market for frozen potato products.
- Frozen potato product prices increased 47% in a two-year period, according to the allegations.
- Defendants Lamb Weston and Cavendish Farms describe the allegations as baseless.
A surge of antitrust class actions in Chicago federal court accuse the largest producers of frozen- potato products of overcharging consumers, grocery outlets and restaurants for popular appetizers and profiting handsomely from anticompetitive conduct in violation of the Sherman Act.
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