McDonald’s sues meat industry giants over alleged beef price fixing scheme
McDonald's has filed a lawsuit against the nation's largest meat packers—Tyson, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef—accusing them of conspiring to fix beef prices by limiting supply to inflate costs.
McDonald’s sues top meat packers for allegedly colluding to inflate the price of beef
McDonald’s has some beef with today’s largest meat packers. The fast food giant is suing the U.S. meat industry’s “Big Four” — Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company — and their subsidiaries,
McDonald's sues major beef producers in US price-fixing lawsuit
McDonald’s has sued JBS, Tyson Foods and other leading meat processing and packing companies for allegedly conspiring for years to limit beef supplies, boosting their profits while causing the fast food giant to pay artificially higher prices.
McDonald’s sues Cargill, other beef suppliers for alleged price-fixing
McDonald’s says Cargill, JBS, Tyson and National Beef secretly worked together over the past decade to limit supplies of cattle and fix prices, according to a federal lawsuit filed this month. Those “Big Four” meatpackers collectively control 85% of the beef industry in the U.S.
McDonald’s Sues Cargill, Other Meat Producers in Beef Price-Fixing Suit
McDonald's names Wayzata-based Cargill, JBS, Tyson Foods, and other meat producers in the lawsuit. Here's what we know.
McDonald’s Sues Major Meat Processors Over Alleged Beef Price-Fixing Scheme
McDonalds has sued major meat processors like Tyson Foods, accusing them of price-fixing practices since 2015. The lawsuit alleges these companies intentionally limited beef supply, inflating prices and violating
McDonald's Seeks a Cut for Franchisees in Beef Lawsuit
McDonald’s is seeking damages in a lawsuit the fast-food giant filed against major beef suppliers, and says its franchisees could get a slice. The Chicago-based company on Friday filed suit in a New York federal court,
McDonald’s sues major beef producers for price-fixing
The lawsuit alleges that four of the world’s largest meat producers conspired to artificially inflate the price of beef.
McDonald's sues several meat packing companies, claims they colluded to inflate beef prices
McDonald's filed a lawsuit against multiple meat companies over allegations they engaged in a price-fixing scheme for beef specifically the last nine years.
The price of your cheeseburger is being threatened by Big Meat, alleges McDonald’s
McDonald’s accuses all the major meat processing giants of colluding to choke the beef supply and drive up prices
McDonald’s accuses meatpackers of price-fixing in lawsuit over beef costs
McDonald’s has sued the four biggest beef producers in the US, alleging they conspired to drive up the price of meat paid by the world’s largest burger chain. The lawsuit filed in federal court in New York follows similar litigation brought by cattle ranchers and supermarkets as well as federal probes into US cattle and beef markets.
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