U.S. Price-Fixing Case Advances Against Canadian Frozen Potato Giants
The judge said the plaintiffs may pursue claims that McCain and Cavendish used shared pricing data to inflate frozen potato prices.
- On Friday, an Illinois judge ruled that a class-action lawsuit alleging Canadian firms McCain Foods Limited and Irving-owned Cavendish Farms participated in a U.S. frozen potato price-fixing scheme may proceed.
- Commercial and consumer plaintiffs initiated the case in 2024, alleging the companies conspired to inflate prices for frozen french fries, tater tots, and other products; McCain and Cavendish were among five defendants seeking dismissal.
- The defendant companies, controlling about 98 per cent of the U.S. market, allegedly utilized a data analytics platform called PotatoTrack to coordinate sales and pricing information, described as a 'good ol' boys network.'
- Most federal antitrust claims proceed following a judge's ruling last month, though some state law claims were rejected, allowing the litigation to advance.
- McCain and Cavendish did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday; this report by The Canadian Press was published on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.
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An Illinois judge has decided that a class action lawsuit accusing two Canadian companies of participating in a cartel on frozen potato prices in the United States can continue.
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U.S. price-fixing case advances against Canadian frozen potato giants
FLORENCEVILLE-BRISTOL - An Illinois judge says a class-action lawsuit alleging two Canadian companies participated in a frozen potato price-fixing scheme in the U.S. can continue.
Potato price-fixing lawsuit that lists McCain, Cavendish Farms, to move forward
A U.S. judge has ruled against a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging four major frozen potato product producers conspired to fix prices. In a decision released Sept. 26, North District of Illinois Eastern Division Judge Jeffrey Cummings denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by class-action law firm Hagens […]
A Illinois judge ruled that a collective action accusing two Canadian companies of having participated in an agreement on the prices of frozen potatoes in the United States could be made ...
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