Bread Price Fixing

• $500M bread price fixing settlement now open for Canadians to claim

  Submissions are now open for Canadians to claim their share of a $500 million class action lawsuit settlement after a scheme to fix the price of bread products in Canada.

  Consumer

  Sep 11
  
• The bread-fixing settlement money could soon roll out. How to get yours

  Money could soon roll out to those eligible under two class-action lawsuits accusing Loblaw and its parent company of engaging in an industrywide bread price-fixing scheme.

  Canada

  May 29
  
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• Loblaw, parent company settle bread price-fixing lawsuits

  Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company have executed a settlement over a pair of class-action lawsuits related to an alleged industry-wide scheme to fix the price of bread. 

  Canada

  Mar 11
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• Bread-price fixing class action won’t include Maple Leaf, judge rules

  Maple Leaf Foods owned a majority share of Canada Bread at the time of the bread-price fixing scheme, but it won't be included in a class-action lawsuit over the scandal.

  Consumer

  Oct 28, 2024
• Maple Leaf pushes back on efforts to add company to bread-price fixing lawsuit

  Plaintiffs argue that Maple Leaf should be added as a defendant in the bread price-fixing lawsuit because of its ownership of Canada Bread at the time of the alleged conspiracy.

  Consumer

  Sep 20, 2024
• Canada Bread claims Maple Leaf used it as ‘shield’ in bread price-fixing case

  Canada Bread is accusing Maple Leaf Foods of using it as a 'shield' to avoid liability in the alleged bread price-fixing scheme, according to lawsuit filings.

  Consumer

  Sep 12, 2024
• Loblaw, parent agree to pay $500M to settle bread price-fixing lawsuit

  The class-action case was brought against a group of companies that includes Loblaw and the Weston companies, Metro, Walmart Canada, Giant Tiger and Sobeys.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2024
• Metro says Loblaw conspired to implicate it in bread price-fixing scheme

  In new court documents, the Montreal-based grocer denies being involved in bread price-fixing and accuses the companies of trying to spread the blame across the industry.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2023
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• Canada Bread denies price fixing scheme, points finger at Maple Leaf Foods

  In a statement of defence for a class-action lawsuit, Canada Bread Co. Ltd. denied participating in a 'lengthy, wide-ranging conspiracy' to fix the price of bread.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2023
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• Canada Bread pleads guilty to price-fixing bread prices, fined $50M

  Canada Bread Company has been fined $50 million after it pleaded guilty to price-fixing bread. It's the highest price-fixing fine ever in Canada.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2023