McCain, Cavendish Farms Named in US Class-Actions Alleging ‘Potato Cartel’

McCain, Cavendish Farms Named in US Class-Actions Alleging ‘Potato Cartel’
Bins of potatoes are shown in Windsor, Vt. in a Nov. 19, 2012 file photo. The Canadian Press/AP-Wilson Ring
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The heat has been turned up on two Canadian frozen-potato giants who have been named in separate price-fixing lawsuits south of the border.

McCain Foods Ltd. and Cavendish Farms are among those accused of being part of a “potato cartel,” conspiring with other large processors by sharing pricing data in an effort to raise the price of frozen potatoes in the U.S.