Giant Eagle Accuses Top Beef Packers of Collusion

Grocery retailer Giant Eagle filed suit in Chicago claiming Cargill, National Beef, JBS, Tyson, and several of their subsidiaries are conspiring to limit the supply of beef they sell to artificially inflate prices.

Norwegian Salmon Producers Face Antitrust Lawsuit

March 26, 2021 The Maritime Executive

The plaintiffs, led by Ohio wholesaler Euclid Fish Company, allege that some of the world’s biggest producers of Atlantic salmon – including Marine Harvest (Mowi ASA), Bremnes Seashore, Grieg Seafood, Lerøy Seafood, SalMar and Cermaq – worked together to artificially boost prices.

Tyson Foods to Pay $221.5M to Settle Claims in Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation

January 20, 2021 Ciara Linnane

Tyson Foods Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to settle all class claims in its previously disclosed broiler chicken antitrust litigation.

Walmart de Mexico Says Under Investigation For Antitrust Behavior

November 24, 2020 Reuters

Walmart’s Mexico unit said on Monday it was notified by Mexico’s federal competition authority that it is being investigated for possible antitrust behavior in the supply and distribution market of wholesale goods and retail of these goods and services.

Golden Corral, White Castle, Cracker Barrel Sue Pilgrim’s Pride and Other Chicken Companies in Ongoing Antitrust Row

October 28, 2020 DAN MIKA, Greely Tribune

Three national restaurant chains have filed antitrust lawsuits against Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Nasdaq: PPC) and other major players in the chicken industry, claiming that new indictments by the U.S. Department of Justice show they may have been affected by an alleged anti-competitive scheme.