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Sources: Guilty pleas from Bumble Bee, Starkist execs support claim Thai Union is whistleblower in price-fixing suit

Guilty pleas from execs with Starkist and Bumble Bee, as well as latter company itself, support legal claims Chicken of the Sea is whistleblower on price-fixing cartel 

By Tom Seaman | Aug. 15, 2017 18:00 BST
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The guilty pleas from executives with Starkist and Bumble Bee Foods, as well as the latter company itself, support legal claims made that Thai Union Group-owned Chicken of the Sea is the whistleblower on the alleged US shelf-stable seafood price-fixing cartel, two well-placed sources told Undercurrent News [...]

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