A lawsuit against major producers of frozen potato products, including two industry giants from New Brunswick, can go ahead, a U.S. judge has ruled.
Lawsuit alleges McCain, Cavendish and 2 U.S. companies conspired to raise prices together
Sam Farley · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 30, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Cavendish Farms and McCain Foods, both with head offices in New Brunswick, are named in a U.S. lawsuit alleging price fixing in the frozen potato products market. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
A lawsuit against major producers of frozen potato products, including two industry giants from New Brunswick, can go ahead, a U.S. judge ruled.
The class action lawsuit, launched two years ago, alleges antitrust violations by several manufacturers of frozen french fries, hash browns, tater tots and other potato products.
The four companies named in the suit — McCain Foods, Cavendish Farms, Lamb Weston and J.R. Simplot — make up a “good ol’ boys network,” controlling the market in the U.S. and sharing information about pricing with each other, the suit alleges.
In a decision last month, Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois allowed most of the claims to continue.
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