Cavendish Farms, Lamb Weston, McCain Foods and the J.R. Simplot Co., which produce and sell such frozen potato products as french fries, hash browns and Tater Tots in the United States ...
Two proposed class actions filed this week in U.S. District Court claim that four leading potato companies — including two Canadian ones — have privately swapped intel to inflate the price of frozen ...
For instance, Simplot and McCain each sent price-increase ... with respect to the sale of frozen potato products,” Charlie Angelakos, McCain Foods vice president of global external affairs ...
Boise agribusiness giant J.R. Simplot and Eagle potato producer ... for conspiring to artificially raise prices of frozen potato products, including french fries, hash browns and tater tots ...
(Credit: Submitted) Two Canadian frozen food giants are accused of being part of a potato cartel that fixed prices on certain products in the United States for years. McCain Foods Ltd. and Cavendish ...
McCain and Cavendish Farms are headquartered in Toronto and New Brunswick, respectively, while Lamb Weston and J.R. Simplot are located ... the prices of frozen potato products.