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Canada Settles $500M Class-Action for Bread Price-Fixing
10/12/2025
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Story summary
- A $500 million class-action settlement was reached in Canada over price-fixing of packaged bread.
- The Competition Bureau's investigation, started in 2017, found that from November 2001 to 2015, major retailers inflated bread prices.
- Loblaw Companies Ltd. and George Weston Ltd. admitted involvement and agreed to cooperate with investigators for immunity.
- The settlement will compensate consumers affected by the price-fixing scheme.
