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Personal Injury & Torts

Feb. 13, 2010

Chocolate Makers Accused of Price Fixing

Nestlé USA Inc., The Hershey Co., Cadbury Plc, and other big names in the confectionery business are accused of conspiring since 2002 to fix chocolate prices.

By Dhyana Levey

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A box of Valentine's Day chocolates has become a bitter topic for those accusing the industry of gouging sweethearts on the price of candy.

Nestlé USA Inc., The Hershey Co., Cadbury Plc, and other big names in the confectionery business are accused of conspiring since 2002 to fix chocolate prices, according to government investigations and plaintiffs' attorneys ...

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