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US investigates tuna brands

Target accuses US tuna giants, Asian parents of price fixing

Following guilty pleas from Bumble Bee, two of its former execs and an ex-Starkist SVP, Target files lawsuit alleging US tuna giants, Thai Union and Dongwon fixed prices

By Tom Seaman | July 4, 2017 17:30 BST
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Target Corporation is the latest US retailer to accuse the “big three” US canned tuna suppliers of price fixing, following guilty pleas from Bumble Bee Foods, two of its executives and the former senior vice president of sales of Starkist [...]

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