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.

McCain Foods and Cavendish Farms are two of the companies accused of conspiring with other large potato processors by sharing pricing data in an effort to raise the price of frozen potatoes in the U.S.

Two Canadian companies have been named in separate frozen-potato price-fixing lawsuits south of the border. McCain Foods Ltd. and Cavendish Farms are two of the companies accused of being part of a “potato cartel,