A ‘potato cartel’ conspired to make your frozen fries 47% more expensive, lawsuits claim

A man looks at a package in the freezer aisle of a grocery store. (Credit: Getty Images)

Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but others would argue it can also be served mashed, battered, and fried.

Multiple proposed class-action lawsuits filed this week allege that four frozen potato producers—Cavendish Farms, Lamb Weston, McCain Foods, and the J.R. Simplot Company—conspired and shared trade information to coordinate price increases in 2021.