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Butter and cheese class action lawsuit settled

$220 million settlement stems from lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to reduce milk output and raise prices on dairy products

Wayne Labs

January 29, 2020

A $220 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit brought against National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), Agri-Mark, Inc., Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., and Land O’Lakes, Inc. The lawsuit claimed that an effort known as Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) operated a Herd Retirement Program to reduce milk output in violation of the law.

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European Union levies $129 million antitrust fine on food packaging firms

The European Commission fined eight manufacturers and two distributors of retail food packaging trays for their participation in cartels.

Jeremy Gerrard

June 29, 2015

Fines were handed down by the commission for fixing prices and allocating customers of polystyrene foam or polypropylene rigid trays.

Hershey’s Canda pleads guilty to price fixing scheme

A Canadian court handed down a nearly $4 million fine.

Shane O'Halloran

June 24, 2013

A Canadian court handed down a nearly $4 million fine.

Grocers, potato farmers battle over price inflation

A lawsuit accuses a potato cooperative of price fixing despite what farmers claim is an antitrust exemption.

June 14, 2013

A lawsuit accuses a potato cooperative of price fixing despite what farmers claim is an antitrust exemption.

Nestle, Mars accused of price fixing by Canadian Competition Bureau

Hershey Canada will cooperate with the investigation.

June 7, 2013

Hershey Canada will cooperate with the investigation.

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