Three antitrust suits submitted by food companies in federal court in Minnesota this week implicate some of the biggest U.S. sugar-producing business of conspiring to repair costs
MINNEAPOLIS — Three antitrust suits submitted by food services in federal court in Minnesota this week implicate some of the biggest U.S. sugar-producing business of conspiring to repair costs.
The claims name United Sugars, which consistsof American Crystal Sugar and the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative; Domino Sugar; Cargill; other manufacturers, and a product information business. The complainants in the class-action claims consistof Great Harvest Bread in Duluth, Morelos Bakery in St. Paul and the Connecticut diningestablishment group WNT, the Star Tribune reported.
“Since at least 2019, the Producing Defendants have had an continuous contract to synthetically raise, repair, support or preserve G