Canadian Competiton Bureau Unwraps Chocolate Price-Fixing Conspiracy
LatestJust when you thought the FBI, NSA and Verizon-teamed privacy infringement was the most egregious overstepping of The Man on citizens’ rights, Nestlé, Mars and Hershey manufacturers in Canada have apparently been conspiring to fix the price of their chocolate products.
Nestle and Mars execs were handed criminal charges today after a 5-year-investigation into the illegal activities was completed, citing multiple meetings between the companies and the handing off of envelopes with price quotes from one to the other. (While it is wildly innacurate, I am picturing that Breaking Bad montage where Jesse Pinkman goes on an all-night meth dealing run to the music of the Charlie Steinmann Orchestra.)