September 18, 2026
The four companies controlling roughly 98% of the frozen potato product market must face consumers' accusations that they shared competitively sensitive information and coordinated other efforts to carry out an illegal price-fixing scheme, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.
February 05, 2026
Consumer groups pursuing price-fixing allegations against the nation's leading frozen potato product producers and certain others have urged an Illinois federal judge to let their claims proceed, arguing they've plausibly outlined a "classic antitrust story" that should be allowed to enter the evidence-gathering stage.
November 18, 2024
Families gathering for Thanksgiving are paying more for their tater tot casseroles and hash browns because the four largest potato processors have formed a cartel to fix the prices of frozen spud products, according to proposed class actions filed Monday in Illinois federal court.