date:Apr 23, 2012
ontend that the price increases were introduced in response to rising raw materials and supply chain costs.
AWG alleges that prices for cocoa, which makes up around 25% of input costs for the companies, and sugar, which accounts for 16%, were stable during the period
The claimant said the companies actions breach The Sherman Act on illegal conspiring and the cooperative is seeking damages and trial by jury.
The grounds
AWG is relying on material collected in an ongoing investigation by the Canad