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The bread price-fixing scandal in Canada refers to a group of competing bread producers, retailers and supermarket chains reached a secret agreement among themselves to artificially inflate the price of bread at the wholesale and retail levels from late 2001 to 2015 [1] (some sources stated that the price fixing continued into 2017 [2]).
On December 19, 2017, Loblaw and its parent company George Weston Limited announced action the companies had taken to address their role in a price-fixing arrangement involving certain packaged bread products.
In January 2018, Loblaws was implicated in price-fixing the cost of bread in Canada, taking part from 2001 until 2015. [96] The company admitted its involvement in the scheme. [94] In response to the price-fixing, in January 2018, all consumers were offered the chance to receive a $25 gift card for bread.
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No Name (styled as no name, French: sans nom) is a line of generic brand grocery and household products sold by Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest food retailer.. No Name products are available in stores across Canada that include Loblaws, Dominion, Extra Foods, Fortinos, Freshmart, Maxi, No Frills, Provigo, Real Atlantic Superstore, Real Canadian Superstore, Shoppers Drug Mart ...
And more increases appear to be coming down the pike for the pulped-paper-packed protein: Wholesale prices for chicken eggs soared by nearly 55% last month, and wholesale food prices rose by 3.1% ...
In January 2018, Weston and its subsidiary Loblaws were implicated in price-fixing the cost of bread in Canada, taking part from 2001 until 2015. [54] The two companies agreed to pay $500 million to settle the lawsuit in July 2024, with the class action lawsuit against several other retailers continuing. [55]